Mauritz von Wiktorin
Mauritz von Wiktorin (born August 13, 1883 in Hainburg an der Donau , † August 16, 1956 in Nuremberg ) was an Austrian officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .
Life
Viktorin served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army in the First World War . After the end of the war he switched to the Austrian army and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. During his service in the Austrian General Staff, he was dismissed in 1935 for unauthorized contacts with German authorities.
The annexation of Austria showed by Wiktorin thrilled was reactivated and assigned as a lieutenant general of the army, the army group. 5 In July 1938 he took command of the 20th Infantry Division . On November 25, 1940, Viktorin took over as commanding general of the XXVIII. Army Corps . In April 1942 he was relieved and transferred to the Führerreserve . From May 1942 he headed the military district XIII, based in Nuremberg , but was replaced by Karl Weisenberger in November 1944 after the assassination attempt on Hitler in the summer of 1944 .
Viktorin died on August 16, 1956 in Nuremberg.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class
- Order of the Iron Crown III. Class with war decorations
- Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class with war decorations
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on August 15, 1940
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c "Mauritz von Wiktorin" on austro-hungarian-army.co.uk
- ↑ Thomas R. Grischany: The Ostmark loyal Alpensöhne: The integration of the Austrians into the Greater German Wehrmacht, 1938–45 , p. 91
- ↑ 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 .
literature
- Thomas R. Grischany: Alpine sons loyal to the Ostmark: The integration of the Austrians into the Greater German Wehrmacht, 1938–45 , V&R, 2015, ISBN 978-3847103776
Web links
- "Mauritz von Wiktorin" on austro-hungarian-army.co.uk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiktorin, Mauritz von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hainburg on the Danube |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1956 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |