Rudolf Konrad

Rudolf Konrad

Born	7 March 1891 Kulmbach
Died	10 June 1964(1964-06-10) (aged 73) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	7. Gebirgs-Division XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps LXVIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive (1944) Operation Frühlingserwachen Vienna Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Karl Peter Georg Konrad (7 March 1891 – 10 June 1964) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several 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. Rudolf Konrad was captured in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (5 November 1914)
- 1st Class (11 June 1916)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (1 August 1918)
Cross of Honor
Anschluss Medal
Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (9 August 1939)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 September 1939)
- 1st Class (2 October 1939)
Eastern Front Medal (25 August 1942)
German Cross in Gold (23 February 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 1 August 1942 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (27 July 1942)
Order of Michael the Brave
- 3rd Class (20 October 1943)

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.

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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Previously 99 Light Infantry Division	Commander of 7. Gebirgs-Division 1 November 1941 – 19 December 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Weiß
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Ludwig Kübler	Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 19 December 1941 – 26 July 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Helge Auleb
Preceded by General der Infanterie Helge Auleb	Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 15 August 1943 – 15 February 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling	Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 15 March 1944 – 10 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann

Persondata
Name	Konrad, Rudolf
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	7 March 1891
Place of birth	Kulmbach, Germany
Date of death	10 June 1964
Place of death	Munich, Germany