Sodenstern, von, Georg (General der Inf.)
- Date of birth:
- November 15th, 1889 (Kassel/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 20th, 1955 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
13.03.1939: Fähnrich, 3. Oberschlesische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 62
27.01.1910: promoted to Leutnant
25.02.1915: promoted to Oberleutnant
18.08.1917: promoted to Hauptmann
00.00.1920: Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 27
00.00.1921: Kompaniechef, 6. Infanterie-Regiment
00.00.1924: Stabsoffizier, Stab, Gruppenkommando 2, Kassel
00.00.1925: Generalstab des Infanterieführers III, Potsdam
00.00.1926: Heeres-Organisationsabteilung (T 2), Reichswehrministerium Berlin
01.02.1928: promoted to Major, Adjutant, Chef des Truppenamt
01.10.1932: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.09.1934: promoted to Oberst
15.10.1935: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 65, Delmenhorst
00.08.1937: Chef des Stabes, VI. Armee-Korps, Münster
01.03.1938: promoted to Generalmajor
01.12.1938: Chef des Generalstabs, Gruppenkommando 2
00.09.1939: Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe C
01.02.1940: promoted to Generalleutnant
06.02.1940: Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe A
01.08.1940: promoted to General der Infanterie
22.06.1941: Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe Süd
01.07.1942: Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe B
00.07.1943: Führerreserve
13.08.1943-30.06.1944: Westen Oberbefehlshaber, Armee-Gruppe 'Felber', 19. Armee
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1914
Kreuz für Verdienste im Kriege
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 24th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1915
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1916
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe A
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1940
Ordinul Steaua Romaniei 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- mit Schwertern
- Awarded on:
- September 19th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1942
Red Krune Kralja Zvonimira I.Stupnja s Macevima
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Chef, Generalstab, Heeresgruppe B
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- Photo 2:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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