Years of service 1914–45 Name Nikolaus Vormann | Service/branch German Army | |
Born 24 December 1895
Neumark, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia German Empire now Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland ( 1895-12-24 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank General der Panzertruppe Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Cherkassy Pocket
Operation Bagration Died October 26, 1959, Berchtesgaden, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 23rd Panzer Division, XLVII Panzer Corps, 9th Army Similar People Walter Model, Zygmunt Berling, Edward Pfeiffer, Jan Mazurkiewicz, Leopold Okulicki | ||
Nikolaus von Vormann (24 December 1895 – 26 October 1959) was a general of Prussian background who served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He spent most of World War II serving on the Eastern Front campaigns and briefly commanded the 9th Army. On 4 May 1945, as the Allies approached during the closing days of World War II, von Vormann's last appointment was as commander of the largely non-existent Alpenfestung (Alpine Fortress). He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Vormann wrote two books documenting his war-time experiences: Der Feldzug 1939 in Polen and Tscherkassy. He died on 26 October 1959 in Berchtesgaden.
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