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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
7 July 1882(Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Death:
10 April 1946(Wildsee, Gernsbach, Rastatt)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 June 1940 as General der Infanterie and commander of IX. Armeekorps