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Max Sachsenheimer

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Years of service
  
1928–45

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Service/branch
  
German Army

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Name
  
Max Sachsenheimer


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Born
  
5 December 1909Muhlbach/Karlsruhe (
1909-12-05
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Died
  
June 2, 1973, Merzhausen, Germany

Commands held
  
17th Infantry Division

Max Heinrich Sachsenheimer (5 December 1909 – 2 June 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 17th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Awards

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  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 May 1940) & 1st Class (15 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 3 February 1943 as Major in the II./Jäger-Regiment 75
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 5 April 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 75
  • 472nd Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Major and leader of Jäger-Regiment 75
  • 132nd Swords on 6 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division

    • References

    Max Sachsenheimer Wikipedia
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