Stephan Rittau

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Years of service 1911–42 Service/branch German Army		Name Stephan Rittau Rank Generalleutnant
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of Rzhev † Died August 22, 1942, Rzhev, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Commands held 129th Infantry Division

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Stephan Rittau (27 December 1891 – 22 August 1942) 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. Rittau was killed on 22 August 1942 in Rzhev, Soviet Union.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 129. Infanterie-Division

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