Wilhelm Bone Hauer
Wilhelm Kniehauer (born July 23, 1878 in Meiningen , † June 28, 1939 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the cavalry .
Life
Kniehauer commanded the 3rd Cavalry Division in Kassel from November 1, 1931 to November 30, 1933 . From May 1935 to March 1939 he worked as the commanding general of the X Army Corps and commander of Military District X (Hamburg) .
On July 2, 1939, Hitler took part in a state act staged with great propaganda effort on Adolf-Hitler-Platz, the Rathausmarkt, for the deceased general of the cavalry, who was one of the supporters of the NSDAP.
literature
- General of the cavalry Wilhelm Kniehauer (July 23, 1878– June 28, 1939). In: Ottomar Krug: German Generals 1918–1945. Online finding aid in the Freiburg Federal Archives , signature MSG 109.
Web links
- Newspaper article about Wilhelm Kniehauer in the press kit of the 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 838.
- ^ Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS in World War II 1939–1945 , Volume 3, Frankfurt / Main and Osnabrück 1966, pp. 163–164.
- ^ Wilhelm Bonehauer in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonechauer, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meiningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1939 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |