Georg Jauer

Georg Jauer (born June 25, 1896 in Lissen near Fraustadt , † August 5, 1971 in Greven ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the armored forces in World War II .

Life

Jauer served as an officer in World War I and was then accepted into the Reichswehr.

In the Wehrmacht he rose to lieutenant colonel in 1939. During the World War he led various units, including a. from 1943 the 20th Infantry Division . Shortly before the end of the war in 1945, Jauer was appointed commanding general of the "Greater Germany" tank corps . As its commander, Jawor was in the Battle of Bautzen , along with the 17th and 72nd Infantry Division, despite less more modern "Panther" tanks and later missing fuel -Nachschubs from the Hydrierwerken (ivF gasoline ) the trapped in Bautzen troops to free.

He was in captivity from May 1945 to July 1947.

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 December 19, 1941
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on May 4, 1944
- Oak leaves on February 10, 1945 (733th award)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

↑ Birth register of the Driebitz registry office No. 37/1896.
↑ http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General2/JAUER_GEORG.html
↑ 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	Jauer, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently General of the Armored Force in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	June 25, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lissen near Fraustadt
DATE OF DEATH	5th August 1971
Place of death	Greven

[1] Birth register of the Driebitz registry office No. 37/1896.

[2] ttp://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General2/JAUER_GEORG.html

[3] 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 .