| Martin Wandel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1892 |
| Died | 14 January 1943(1943-01-14) (aged 50) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | General of the Artillery (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 121st Infantry Division XXIV Panzer Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Martin Wandel (15 April 1892 – went missing 14 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wandel went Missing in action on 14 January 1943 when his command post was overrun in part of the encirclement in the Battle of Stalingrad. He was declared dead by a court in Berlin in 1948.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 353.
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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto Lancelle | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 8 July 1941 - 11 November 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß |
| Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff | Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 30 November 1942 - 14 January 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Arno Jahr |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 121st Infantry Division | |
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- 1892 births
- 1943 deaths
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from Berlin
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad