Adolf Trowitz
Adolf Eduard Trowitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1893 |
| Died | 3 January 1978 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 122. Infanterie-Division 332. Infanterie-Division 57. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Adolf Eduard Trowitz (24 September 1893 – 3 January 1978) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.
Trowitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet July 1944 Bobruysk Offensive (part of Operation Bagration). Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations[]
- German Cross in Gold (8 June 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 57. Infanterie-Division [1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 346.
Bibliography[]
- (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.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Dessau-Roßlau
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- People from the Duchy of Anhalt
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class