Alexander von Hartmann
Alexander von Hartmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1890 |
| Died | 26 January 1943 (aged 52) Stalingrad |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | General der Infanterie (Posthumously) |
| Commands held | 71st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Stalingrad † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alexander von Hartmann (11 December 1890 – 26 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 71st Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hartmann was killed on 26 January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad and was posthumously promoted to General of the Infantry.
Before his death Hartmann stated, "I intend to go to my infantry in the front line...I will seek death among their ranks. Captivity for a general is dishonourable." He was killed instantly when he was shot in the head while standing upright on the railway embankment firing "shot after shot from his rifle."[1]
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 October 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 71. Infanterie-Division[2]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Adam & Ruhle 2015, pp. 180–182, 195, 198.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 178.
Bibliography[]
- Adam, Wilhelm; Ruhle, Otto (2015). With Paulus at Stalingrad. Translated by Tony Le Tissier. Pen and Sword Books. pp. 180–182, 195, 198. ISBN 9781473833869.
- (2000) [First published 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:
- 1890 births
- 1943 deaths
- Generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Reichswehr personnel
- Deaths by firearm in the Soviet Union