Albert Wodrig
Albert Wodrig (born July 16, 1883 in Berlin , † October 31, 1972 in Bad Oeynhausen ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .
Life
Wodrig served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 21st Infantry Division as commander during the Second World War . In 1939 Wodrig took over the XXVI as commanding general . Army Corps .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on April 22, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on July 19, 1940
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
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| SURNAME | Wodrig, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the artillery in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1972 |
| Place of death | Bad Oeynhausen |