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Rudolf Sintzenich

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Years of service
  
1908–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Rudolf Sintzenich

Service/branch
  
German Army

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

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)

Died
  
December 24, 1948, Munich, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
33rd Infantry Division, 132nd Infantry Division

Rudolf Sintzenich (13 July 1889 – 24 December 1948) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as generalmajor and commander of 33rd Infantry Division
  • References

    Rudolf Sintzenich Wikipedia