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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceBattle of GreeceBattle of CreteOperation 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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