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Georg von Bismarck
Georg von Bismarck
	Georg von Bismarck (right)
Born	15 February 1891; Neumühl
Died	31 August 1942 (aged 51); near El Alamein
Buried	Memorial Gardens at Tobruk
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–42
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands	[20th Panzer Division; [21st Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; North African Campaign; Battle of Gazala; Battle of Alam el Halfa;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Georg von Bismarck (15 February 1891 – 31 August 1942) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Career

Bismarck joined the army in 1910 and took part in World War I. During the interwar years he served as an officer in the Reichswehr. During World War ii, Bismarck took part in the Invasion of Poland in September 1939. During the Battle of France in 1940, he commanded a motorized infantry regiment of Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division.

In 1941 he was promoted to commander of the newly formed 20th Panzer Division. He led the division during Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front as a part of Army Group Centre. In January 1942 he was transferred to Africa to serve in the Africa Korps as commander of the 21st Panzer Division. Here he again served under the command of his former divisional commander, Erwin Rommel. On 1 April 1942 he was promoted to Major General.

Georg von Bismarck was killed by a mine while leading the 21st Panzer Division in the Battle of Alam el Halfa, 31 August 1942.^[1]^[2] He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
Knight's Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order (Baden)
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)
Eastern Front Medal
Panzer Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 7^[3]
Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

^ Lewin p. 157
^ Rommel p. 277
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Lewin, Ronald (1998) [1968]. Rommel As Military Commander. New York: B&N Books. ISBN 978-0-7607-0861-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Rommel, Erwin (1982) [1953]. Liddell Hart, B. H. (ed.). The Rommel Papers. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80157-0.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Horst Stumpff	Acting commander of 20th Panzer Division 10 September 1941 – 13 October 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Preceded by Generalmajor Karl Böttcher	Commander of 21st Panzer Division 11 February 1942 – 21 July 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Bruer

Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the 7th PD

[1] Lewin p. 157

[2] Rommel p. 277

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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-'''Georg von Bismarck''' (15 February 1891  – 31 August 1942) was a highly decorated [[Generalleutnant]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]]. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
+'''Georg von Bismarck''' (15 February 1891  – 31 August 1942) was a German general in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]] who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] of [[Nazi Germany]].
 ==Career==
-Bismarck joined the Hussar Regiment "Graf Goetzen" of the 2nd Silesian as a cadet in 1910. During World War I he initially served as a first lieutenant and later as adjutant on the front line of the western front until July 1916. He then was sent to the Carpathian, and later to Isonzo on the  southern front. He finished the war serving again on the Western Front.
+Bismarck joined the army in 1910 and took part in [[World War I]]. During the interwar years he served as an officer in the Reichswehr. During [[World War ii]], Bismarck took part in the [[Invasion of Poland]] in September 1939. During the [[Battle of France]] in 1940, he commanded a motorized infantry regiment of [[Erwin Rommel]]'s [[7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|7th Panzer Division]].
+In 1941 he was promoted to commander of the newly formed [[20th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|20th Panzer Division]]. He led the division during [[Operation Barbarossa]] on the Eastern Front as a part of [[Army Group Centre]]. In January 1942 he was transferred to Africa to serve in the [[Africa Korps]] as commander of the [[21st Panzer Division]]. Here he again served under the command of his former divisional commander, Erwin Rommel. On 1 April 1942 he was promoted to Major General.
-During the interwar years Bismarck served as an officer in the Reichswehr. In 1938 he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the Cavalry Rifle Regiment 7 in Gera.
-At the outset of the Second World War Bismarck again served in frontline service. He took part in the Polish campaign in September 1939, and during the invasion of France in 1940 he commanded the 7th Schützen-Regiment (motorized infantry regiment) of [[Erwin Rommel]]'s [[7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|7th Panzer Division]] during its dash to the channel.
-In 1941 he was promoted to deputy brigade commander, and later to commander of the newly formed [[20th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|20th Panzer Division]]. He led the division during [[Operation Barbarossa]] on the Eastern Front as a part of [[Army Group Centre]].
-In January 1942 he was transferred to Africa to serve in the [[Africa Korps]] as commander of the [[21st Panzer Division]]. Here he again served under the command of his former divisional commander, Erwin Rommel. On 1 April 1942 he was promoted to Major General.
 Georg von Bismarck was killed by a mine while leading the 21st Panzer Division in the [[Battle of Alam el Halfa]], 31 August 1942.<ref>Lewin p. 157</ref><ref>Rommel p. 277</ref>  He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.