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Georg von Bismarck | |
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 Bismarck (right) with Erwin Rommel | |
| Born | 15 February 1891 |
| Died | 31 August 1942 (aged 51) near El Alamein |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1910–42 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 20th Panzer Division 21st Panzer Division |
| Battles / wars | North African Campaign |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg von Bismarck (15 February 1891 – 31 August 1942) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
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 Rommel.[citation needed] Bismarck was killed by a mine while leading the 21st Panzer Division in the Battle of Alam el Halfa, 31 August 1942.[1]
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 7[2]
References
Citations
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.
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- 1891 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Myślibórz County
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Bismarck family
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class