Georg Pfeiffer
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Georg Pfeiffer (5 May 1890 – 28 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the VI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeiffer was killed in a Soviet air attack on 28 June 1944 at Mogilev during Operation Bagration, the Soviet 1944 summer offensive.[1] Pfeiffer served as a police officer, including as a member of the Weimar Sicherheitspolizei, before the war.[2]
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Born | (1890-05-05)5 May 1890 |
Died | 28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 54) Mogilev, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1908–20 1935–44 |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
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Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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