Martin Wandel
Martin Wandel | |
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Born | 15 April 1892 |
Died | 14 January 1943 | (aged 50)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | General of the Artillery (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 121st Infantry Division XXIV Panzer Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Martin Wandel (15 April 1892 – 14 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wandel was killed on 14 January 1943 when his command post was overrun in part of the encirclement in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Awards[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 353.
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:
- 1892 births
- 1943 deaths
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel