| Georg Koßmala | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1896-10-22)22 October 1896 |
| Died | 18 March 1945(1945-03-18) (aged 48) Oberglogau |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 32d Infantry Division 272nd Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Georg Koßmala (22 October 1896 – 18 March 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Koßmala was killed on 18 March 1945 in Oberglogau in Upper Silesia.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (22 August 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
- Thomas 1997, p. 397.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 222.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 69.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens | Commander of 32. Infanterie-Division 13 August 1944 - September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens |
| Preceded by? | Commander of 272. Volksgrenadier-Division 30 September 1944 - 13 December 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Eugen König |
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Rudolf Goltzsch | Commander of 344. Infanterie-Division 16 December 1944 - 28 February 1945 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Rolf Scherenberg |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 30th Infantry Division | |
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| Staff |
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| Units |
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| Oak Leaves with II Army Corps. Oak Leaves with 4th Army. Oak Leaves with the 342nd Infantry Division. Oak Leaves with the 304th Infantry Division. | |
- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Mysłowice
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German Army generals of World War II