Martin change
Martin Wandel (born April 15, 1892 in Berlin ; † January 14, 1943 in Chilino / Russia) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .
Life
Change served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 121st Infantry Division as commander during World War II . In 1942, Wandel was commissioned to lead the XXIV Panzer Corps .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on November 23, 1941
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 .
- ↑ 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. 353 .
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SURNAME | Change, Martin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the artillery in World War II |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1943 |
Place of death | Chilino, Russia |