Martin Wandel

Martin Wandel
Born	15 April 1892
Died	14 January 1943(1943-01-14) (aged 50)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 8 July 1941 - 11 November 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff	Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 30 November 1942 - 14 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arno Jahr

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