Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz

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Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz
Born11 July 1898
Oschatz
Died31 May 1945(1945-05-31) (aged 46)
Eckernförde
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1917–45
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held24th Panzer Division
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz (11 July 1898 – 31 May 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Nostitz-Wallwitz was wounded in March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket, he was evacuated to a hospital in Eckernförde and died on 31 May 1945.

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Citations[]

  1. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 333.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 267.

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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Military offices
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppe Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim 		Commander of 24. Panzer-Division
1 August 1944 – 25 March 1945 		Succeeded by
Major Rudolf von Knebel-Döberitz
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