Gustav-Georg Knabe

Gustav-Georg Knabe
Born	8 July 1897 Bad Dürkheim
Died	Bad Dürkheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Kradschützen-Bataillon 15 Schützen-Regiment 104 21. Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Western Desert Campaign Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav-Georg Knabe (8 July 1897 – 13 December 1972) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Gustav-Georg Knabe was captured by Allied forces in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 15

External links

• Gustav-Georg Knabe @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Johann von Ravenstein	Acting commander of 21. Panzer Division 29 November 1941 – 1 December 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Böttcher