Maximilian Felzmann

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		Name Maximilian Felzmann
Allegiance Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany Rank Major (Austria) General der Artillerie (Germany) Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Operation Mars Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Warsaw Uprising Gumbinnen Operation East Prussian Offensive Died June 8, 1962, Zurich, Switzerland Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Service/branch Austrian Armed Forces, Wehrmacht Commands held 251e division d'infanterie, XXVII Army Corps
Years of service 1913–1938 1938–1945

Maximilian Felzmann (22 April 1894 – 8 June 1962) was a German general (General of the Artillery) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 May 1940) & 1st Class (27 July 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 29 January 1942 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 251

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 28 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 251. Infanterie-Division

643rd Oak Leaves on 3 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korpsabteilung E

References

Maximilian Felzmann Wikipedia

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