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Maximilian Jais

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Years of service
  
1912–45

Rank
  
Generalmajor


Name
  
Maximilian Jais

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Gebirgsjager-Regiment 141

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa

Died
  
January 24, 1957, Traunstein, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Greece, Battle of Crete, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Maximilian Jais (4 March 1891 – 24 January 1957) was a general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141

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