Georg Scholze (21 August 1897 – 23 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Scholze committed suicide on 23 April 1945 in Berlin. [1]
Georg Scholze | |
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| Born | 21 August 1897 |
| Died | 23 April 1945 (aged 47) Berlin |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1914–18 1934–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 20th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations
edit- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment[2]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: slutstriden 1945 (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska media. p. 329. ISBN 978-91-89442-56-6.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 315.
Bibliography
edit- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
