Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton Military person

Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton (28 February 1886 – 27 June 1944) 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. Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton was killed on 27 June 1944 near Lepiel, Soviet Union during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to Generalmajor.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 28, 1886
Birth place
Germany , Bernburg
Date of deathJune 27, 1944
Place of death
Soviet Union , Lepiel

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Military person

allegiance
(to 1918)
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
Operation Bagration
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandArmeewaffenschule of the 3. Panzer-Armee
service start1905
service end1905

Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://geocities.com/Pentagon/bunker/7729/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/DIGEON_CONSTANTIN.html
  2. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/D/DigeonvMontetonConstantin-R.htm
  3. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/3524