Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz

Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
Born	23 July 1890
Died	30 November 1968(1968-11-30) (aged 78)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	9th Infantry Division 361st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (23 July 1890 – 30 November 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Schleinitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards

German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 9th Infantry Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Vierow	Commander of 9th Infantry Division 1 January 1941 – 19 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann
Preceded by None	Commander of 361st Infantry Division 20 November 1943 – 30 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Lindemann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Richard Stenzel	Commander of Division Nr. 402 1 October 1944 – March 1945	Succeeded by None

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