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Pfeiffer, Dr., Georg

    Date of birth:
    May 5th, 1890 (Wendessen/Braunschweig, Germany)
    Date of death:
    June 28th, 1944 (Mogilev an der Beresina, USSR)
    Nationality:
    German

    Biography

    Son of the sugar factory director Dr. Karl Jean Pfeiffer.

    Promotions:
    22.08.1910: Leutnant - Patent 22.08.1908
    25.02.1915: Oberleutnant
    27.01.1918: Hauptmann
    01.04.1924: Polizei-Major
    xx.xx.1934: Polizei-Oberstleutnant
    01.10.1935: Oberstleutnant - RDA 01.06.1934 (14)
    01.08.1936: Oberst (9)
    01.06.1940: Generalmajor (5)
    01.06.1942: Generalleutnant (4)
    xx.xx.1944: General der Artillerie - RDA 01.05.1944 (1a)

    Career:
    1909: Joined the Army, Officer
    1920 - 1935: Police
    October 1st, 1939: Transfer to the Wehrmacht;
    October 1st, 1939 - 1940 Arko 105;
    September 1st, 1940 - 1942: Kommandeur, 94. Infanterie-Division;
    January 29th, 1943 - February 28th, 1943: Kommandeur, 306. Infanterie-Division;
    March 1st, 1943 - January 2nd, 1944: Kommandeur, 94. Infanterie-Division;
    May 20th, 1944 - June 28th, 1944: Kommandierender General, VI. Armeekorps.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Generalmajor (Brigadier)
    Unit:
    Kommandeur, 94. Infanterie-Division, Heer
    Awarded on:
    January 16th, 1942
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Generalleutnant (Major-general)
    Unit:
    Kommandeur, 94. Infanterie-Division, Heer
    Awarded on:
    January 15th, 1943
    The following newspaper excerpt (dated 21.01.1943) describes why Pfeiffer was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

    “Generalleutnant Pfeiffer and his Division played an invaluable role in the encirclement and destruction of an enemy battlegroup.”
    Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)
    Unit:
    Kdr, VI. Armeekorps
    Awarded on:
    July 3rd, 1944
    Wehrmachtbericht
    During the heavy defensive fighting, the corps commanders, General of Artillery Martinek and General of Artillery Pfeiffer as well as Lieutenant General Schünemann, found true to their oath of allegiance, a heroic death at the head of their fighting corps.
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    October 1939
    1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    July 1940
    1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    August 2nd, 1942
    Medaille

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