Georg Ritter von Hengl

Georg Ritter von Hengl
Born	21 October 1897 Lailing
Died	19 March 1952(1952-03-19) (aged 54) Sonthofen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS Heer
Years of service	1914–1921 1934–1945
Rank	Obersturmbannführer (SS) General der Gebirgstruppe (Heer)
Commands held	2. Gebirgs-Division XIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Platinfuchs
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police Officer

Georg Ritter von Hengl^[a] (21 October 1897 – 19 March 1952) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIX Mountain Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. From 1921 to 1934, he also served in the German police, reaching the rank of Hauptmann. Georg Ritter von Hengl was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

During WWI, he had served in the Luftstreitkrafte and shot down a total of 7 aircraft between July and October 1918.

1 Awards and decorations
2 Footnotes
3 References
4 External links

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (8 May 1915)
- 1st Class (1 August 1917)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph (29 October 1918)
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Cross of Honor
Anschluss Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (29 September 1939)
Eastern Front Medal
Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (13 May 1943)
German Cross in Gold (20 June 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 25 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137^[1]

Footnotes

^a Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as Knight, not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 183.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Schlemmer	Commander of 2. Gebirgs--Division 2 March 1942 – 23 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Degen
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Ferdinand Schörner	Commander of XIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 23 October 1943 – 21 April l944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Ferdinand Jodl

Persondata
Name	Hengl, Georg Ritter von
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	21 October 1897
Place of birth	Lailing, Germany
Date of death	19 March 1952
Place of death	Sonthofen, Germany

Georg Ritter von Hengl

Contents

Awards and decorations

Footnotes

References

External links