Georg Schönberger

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Georg Schönberger

Born	21 December 1911 Munich, Germany
Died	20 November 1943 Brusilov, Ukraine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–1943
Rank	Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel)
Unit	1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold Tank Destruction Badge in silver

Georg Schönberger (21 December 1911 — 20 November 1943) was a Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During Operation Marita Schönberger was in command of the Sturmgeschütz (Assault gun) Battalion LSSAH.^[1] He was later given command of the I/Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1. It was during his command of the 1st SS Panzer Regiment that he was killed in action by artillery shrapnel on November 20, 1943 in the Zhitomir fighting.^[2] and was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in December 1943.

Commands

1st Battery, Stug Battalion LSSAH 1940 (SS-Hauptsturmführer)
1st SS Panzer Battalion LSSAH 1942 (SS-Sturmbannführer)
1st SS Panzer Regiment LSSAH 14 October 1942 - 20 November 1943 (SS-Obersturmbannführer) ^[3]

References

^ "waffen.ss". http://www.waffen-ss.no/SS-Panzer-Division-Leibstandarte-SS-Adolf-Hitler.htm.
^ The 1st SS Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge By Steve Kane p.148
^ "frontkemper". http://www.frontkjemper.info/show_person.php?P_ID=468.

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Name	Schoenberger, Georg
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Date of birth	21 December 1911
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death	20 November 1943
Place of death	Brusilov, Ukraine