Georg Jauer

Georg Jauer (25 June 1896 – 5 August 1971) 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.

Georg Jauer
Born	(1896-06-25)25 June 1896 Lissen, German Empire[1]
Died	5 August 1971(1971-08-05) (aged 75) Greven, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands	20th Panzer Grenadier Division 25th Panzer Division Panzer Corps Großdeutschland
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

At the outbreak of World War II Jauer served as a staff officer and regimental commander. In April 1943 he was appointed commander the 20th Motorized Infantry and 20th Panzer Grenadier Division and took part in the Battle of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket. He then led the 25th Panzer Division at the Battle of Kiev. On 12 March 1945 he took command of the 'Panzer Corps Großdeutschland' with which he surrendered.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class and 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914) in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 July 1941) and 1st Class (20 July 1941)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 29^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division^[4]
  • Oak Leaves on 10 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division^[4]

References

Citations

1. Deutsche Verlustlisten Preußen 207, 24. April 1915, S. 6068.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 326.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 209.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 419.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• 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 by Generalleutnant Erich Jaschke	Commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division 3 January 1943 – 1 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Georg Scholze
Preceded by Generalleutnant Adolf von Schell	Commander of 25. Panzer-Division 15 November 1943 – 21 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Tröger
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken	Commander of Panzerkorps Großdeutschland 12 February 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None