Georg Pfeiffer

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]

Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
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 / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1908–1920 1935–1944
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	94th Infantry Division 306th Infantry Division VI Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino--> Mogilev Offensive  †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 94. Infanterie-Division^[3]