Wilhelm Schneckenburger

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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 IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)First Battle of KharkovBattle of the CaucasusBelgrade 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.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 August 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 125. Infanterie Division

References

Wilhelm Schneckenburger Wikipedia

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