Gerhard von Schwerin Military person

Gerhard ("Gerd") Helmuth Detloff Graf von Schwerin (23 June 1899 – 29 October 1980) was a German army General in World War II. As General der Panzertruppe, he was tasked with defending the city of Aachen while in command of the 116th Panzer Division "Windhund" (the "Greyhound Division").

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 23, 1899
Birth place
Hanover
Date of deathOctober 29, 1980
Place of death
Rottach-Egern

Search

Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
West Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
German Army (1935–45)

Gerhard von Schwerin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/S/SchwerinGGv.htm