Date of birth:

August 13th, 1883 (Hainburg, Lower Austria, Austria)

Date of death:

August 16th, 1956 (Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

Austrian

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandeur 20.Infanterie-Division (mot.)

Awarded on:

August 15th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Wiktorin received the Knight’s Cross…

“Generalleutnant Wiktorin and his motorized Division had a decisive share in the victorious stretch of operations from the Aisne up to the capture of the Epinal Fortress. He significantly contributed to the encirclement of enemy forces east of the Maas as a result of his fearlessness and skillful divisional leadership.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer, the Netherlands
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