Adolf Trowitz

Adolf Trowitz (born September 24, 1893 in Dessau , † January 3, 1978 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Trowitz served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 122nd , 332nd and 57th Infantry Divisions as commander in World War II . When Army Group Center collapsed as a result of the Soviet Operation Bagration in 1944, Trowitz was taken prisoner by the Soviets.

He was one of the fifty German generals who, in Soviet captivity, signed the appeal of the 17 generals "To the people and the Wehrmacht" on December 8, 1944, calling on the German population and army to separate from the Nazi leadership and to end the war were.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on June 8, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 21, 1944

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Call of the 17 generals: "To the people and the Wehrmacht", text online at pkgodzik.de (PDF; 53 kB)
↑ Werner Haupt: The German Infantry Divisions: Establishment years 1939–1945. (1993) p. 17.
^ Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Fifth Volume: The Land Forces 31–70. Verlag ES Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main [1965], p. 211.
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 346 .

personal data
SURNAME	Trowitz, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	September 24, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dessau
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 1978
Place of death	Hamburg

[An_Volk-1] Call of the 17 generals: "To the people and the Wehrmacht", text online at pkgodzik.de (PDF; 53 kB)

[2] Werner Haupt: The German Infantry Divisions: Establishment years 1939–1945. (1993) p. 17.

[3] Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Fifth Volume: The Land Forces 31–70. Verlag ES Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main [1965], p. 211.

[4] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[5] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 346 .