Georg Jauer

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Georg Jauer
Born (1896-06-25)25 June 1896
Lissen, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire[1] now Łysiny, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
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Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands held 20th Panzer Grenadier Division
25th Panzer Division
Panzer Corps Großdeutschland
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Jauer (25 June 1896 – 5 August 1971) was a Panzer General in the German army during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

He joined the Imperial German Army in 1914 and served in the 15th Artillery Regiment in World War I as a Leutnant. He became an ordnance officer and was retained in the Reichswehr as an artillery officer and by 1935 he had reached the rank of Major. At the outbreak of World War II he was serving in the army personnel office as an Oberstleutnant. In March 1941 as an Oberst he was appointed the commander of the 29th Artillery Regiment and on 15 March 1942 he took command of the Artillery Regiment Großdeutschland.

In April 1943 after a spell in the leadership reserve he commanded the 20th Motorized Infantry and 20th Panzer Grenadier Division on promotion to generalmajor and took part in the Battle of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket. He then led the 25th Panzer Division at the Battle of Kiev. On 12 March 1945 he was promoted to General der Panzertruppe as commander of the élite Panzer Corps Großdeutschland and continued to serve in this command until the German surrender. He was released from allied captivity in July 1947.

Awards

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording Direct English translation
26 July 1944 Im Abschnitt einer Armee wurden in der Zeit vom 14. Bis 23. Juli 553 feindliche Panzer abgeschossen. Hierbei hat sich die hamburgische 20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division unter Führung des Generalleutnant Jauer besonders ausgezeichnet.[7] In an army sector, 553 enemy tanks were destroyed in the period from 14 to 23 July. There, the Hamburg 20th Panzer Grenadier Division under the command of Lieutenant-General Jauer has particularly excelled.

References

Citations

  1. Deutsche Verlustlisten Preußen 207, 24. April 1915, S. 6068.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Thomas 1997, p. 326.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 209.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 419.
  6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 96.
  7. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, p. 176.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Adolf von Schell
Commander of 25. Panzer-Division
15 November 1943 – 21 November 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hans Tröger