Georg Pfeiffer

Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
Born	5 May 1890
Died	28 June 1944 (aged 54); Mogilev, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1908–20; 1935–44
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	94th Infantry Division; 306th Infantry Division; VI Army Corps;
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Stalingrad; Italian Campaign; Battle of Monte Cassino-->; Mogilev Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Pfeiffer (5 May 1890 – 28 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the VI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeiffer was killed on 28 June 1944 at Mogilev during Operation Bagration, the Soviet 1944 summer offensive.

Awards and decorations[]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 94. Infanterie-Division^[1]

(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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Helmuth Volkmann	Commander of 94. Infanterie-Division 21 August 1940 – 29 January 1943	Succeeded by Destroyed at Stalingrad
Preceded by Reconstituted after Stalingrad	Commander of 94. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 – 2 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans Jordan	Commander of VI. Armeekorps 20 May 1944 – 28 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling

Dr. Georg Pfeiffer

Born	(1890-05-05)5 May 1890
Died	28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 54) Mogilev, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1908–20 1935–44
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	94th Infantry Division 306th Infantry Division VI Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino--> Mogilev Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross