Maximilian Siry

Major General Siry (1942)

Maximilian "Max" Siry (born April 19, 1891 in Parsberg , † December 6, 1967 in Fulda ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Siry served in the First World War . In the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht he served in various roles, especially in artillery units. Siry was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on June 13, 1942 as major general and commander of the 246th Infantry Division .

Siry was a British prisoner of war. Conversations with fellow prisoners in the general accommodation were published in 2005.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wolf Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Troop officers, medical officers in the general rank, weapons officers in the general rank, officers d. Motor vehicle park troops in the general rank, engineer officers in the general rank, Wehrmacht judges in the general rank, administrative officers in the general rank, veterinary officers in the general rank. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 325 .
2. ^ Sönke Neitzel: Listened: "German generals in British prisoner-of-war 1942–1945" , Propylaeen, 2005, p. 9, 472. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
3. ↑ 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 .