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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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattles of RzhevOperation MarsBattle of KurskOperation BagrationWarsaw UprisingGumbinnen OperationEast 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
  
1913–19381938–1945

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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