Maximilian von Weichs Military person

Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon, known as Weichs or Weichs an der Glon (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954) was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Maximilian von Weichs
Birth dateNovember 12, 1881
Birth place
Dessau
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1954
Place of death
Bonn

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Clasp to the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
1st Panzer Division
2nd Army
XIII Corps
Army Group B
Army Group F
service start1900
service end1945

Maximilian von Weichs on Wikipedia

External resources

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