Georg von Neufville

Georg von Neufville
Born	27 October 1883 Frankfurt
Died	26 December 1941(1941-12-26) (aged 58) Panovo, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1921) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–21 1939–41
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Gruppenführer (SA)
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 195
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg von Neufville (27 October 1883 – 3 November 1941) 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. Georg von Neufville was wounded near Panovo, Soviet Union during the Battle of Moscow and died in a field hospital. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (3 July 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst zur Verwendung and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 195

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com