Georg von Bismarck
Georg von Bismarck
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Georg von Bismarck (right)
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Born | Neumühl |
15 February 1891
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. near El Alamein |
Buried |
Memorial Gardens at Tobruk
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1910–42 |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
Commands held | Schützen-Regiment 7 20. Panzer-Division 21. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg von Bismarck (15 February 1891 – 31 August 1942) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Career
Bismarck joined the Hussar Regiment "Graf Goetzen" of the 2nd Silesian as a cadet in 1910. During World War I he initially served as a first lieutenant and later as adjutant on the front line of the western front until July 1916. He then was sent to the Carpathian, and later to Isonzo on the southern front. He finished the war serving again on the Western Front.
During the interwar years Bismarck served as an officer in the Reichswehr. In 1938 he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the Cavalry Rifle Regiment 7 in Gera.
At the outset of the Second World War Bismarck again served in frontline service. He took part in the Polish campaign in September 1939, and during the invasion of France in 1940 he commanded the 7th Schützen-Regiment (motorized infantry regiment) of Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division during its dash to the channel.
In 1941 he was promoted to deputy brigade commander, and later to commander of the newly formed 20th Panzer Division. He led the division during Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front as a part of Army Group Centre.
In January 1942 he was transferred to Africa to serve in the Africa Korps as commander of the 21st Panzer Division. Here he again served under the command of his former divisional commander, Erwin Rommel. On 1 April 1942 he was promoted to Major General.
Georg von Bismarck was killed by a mine while leading the 21st Panzer Division in the Battle of Alam el Halfa, 31 August 1942.[1][2] He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
- Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
- Knight's Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order (Baden)
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Panzer Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 7[3]
- Ärmelband Afrika
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Citations
Bibliography
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Horst Stumpff
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Acting commander of 20th Panzer Division 10 September 1941 – 13 October 1941 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Karl Böttcher
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Commander of 21st Panzer Division 11 February 1942 – 21 July 1942 |
Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Bruer |
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- 1891 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Myślibórz County
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Wehrmacht generals
- Bismarck family
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class
- Knights of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class