Nickname(s) "Willi" Service/branch German Army Name Wilhelm Schneckenburger | Rank General der Infanterie Years of service 1909–44 | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1944) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Battle of the Caucasus
Belgrade Offensive † Died October 14, 1944, Belgrade, Serbia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 125th Infantry Division, 17e corps d'armee Similar People Alexander Lohr, Hans Felber, Peko Dapcevic, Vladimir Stoychev, Maximilian von Weichs | ||
Wilhelm Schneckenburger (30 March 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schneckenburger was killed in action on 14 October 1944.
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