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Years of service
  
1910–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Maximilian Angelis

Rank
  
General der Artillerie


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Born
  
2 October 1889 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, Austria-Hungary (
1889-10-02
)

Allegiance
  
Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Died
  
December 6, 1974, Graz, Austria

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
76th Infantry Division, 44e corps d'armee, 6th Army

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

On 4 April 1946 Angelis was extradited to Yugoslavia and sentenced to 20 years for war crimes. He was then extradited to the Soviet Union and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released in 1955 and repatriated to Germany.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) & 1st Class (1 June 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division
  • 323rd Oak Leaves on 12 November 1943 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps

    • References

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