Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.
Hermann Geyer | |
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| Born | 7 July 1882 Stuttgart |
| Died | 10 April 1946 (aged 63) near Wildsee |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1900–43 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | V. Armeekorps IX. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
World War I
editOn January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled The Attack in Position Warfare. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle).[1]
Awards and decorations
edit- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 June 1940 as General der Infanterie and commander of IX. Armeekorps [2]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.