About Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
Lived 1890 – 1968 (aged 78). Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz was a German soldier.
Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (23 July 1890 – 30 November 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Schleinitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards
German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 9th Infantry Division
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1890-1968)
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Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz was born on 23 July 1890 in Berlin.
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Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz died on 30 November 1968 in Kiel.
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Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz was a soldier.
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Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz was German.
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