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Georg Scholze | |
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| Born | 21 August 1897 |
| Died | 23 April 1945 (aged 47) Berlin |
| Allegiance | 
German Empire (to 1918)
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1914–18 1934–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 20th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Scholze (21 August 1897 – 23 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Scholze committed suicide on 23 April 1945 in Berlin. [1]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment [2]
References
Citations
- ^ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: slutstriden 1945 (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska media. p. 329. ISBN 978-91-89442-56-6.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 315.
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1945 suicides
- 1945 deaths
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel who died by suicide
- People from Löbau
- Military personnel from Saxony