Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (General)

Felix Schwalbe (left), Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (center) and Günther von Kluge (right) in April 1944 while visiting the Atlantic Wall in northern France

Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (born January 22, 1889 in Osterode in East Prussia , † January 26, 1975 in Bad Wiessee ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Neumann served as an officer in the First World War . After the end of the war, he switched to the police force. In the Wehrmacht, he led the 340th Infantry Division and the 712th Infantry Division as commander during World War II .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in silver on October 30, 1943
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 16, 1944

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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Neumann, Friedrich-Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	January 22, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osterode in East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH	January 26, 1975
Place of death	Bad Wiessee

[1] 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 .