German General Officers losses in Africa
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German General Officers losses in Africa
KILLED IN ACTION
General der Panzertruppe Georg STUMME
Panzerarmee “Afrika”, 24 X 1942 near El Alamein, heart attack during an inspection tour
Generalleutnant Wolfgang FISCHER
10.Panzer Division, 1 II 1943 near Ain Zhellula (Tunisia), deadly wounded (lost his legs and the left arm) when his car drove into an unmarked italian minefield along with his ordnance officer, Leutnant HEIN and his driver Obergefreiter HELLSTERN. The Ia, Oberstleutnant i.G. Wilhelm BÜRKLIN, was badly injured. He had just the time to write a letter to his wife, then died. Buried in a Soldatenfriedhof near the Flugplatz Tunis (El Awina military airport nowadays)
Generalmajor Georg von BISMARCK
21.Panzer Division, 31 VIII 1942 near El Alamein, airstrike
Generalmajor Walter NEUMANN-SILKOW
15.Panzer Division, 6 XII 1941 severely wounded near El Gubi, died 9 XII 1941 in Derna
Generalmajor Heinrich von PRITTWITZ und GAFFRON
15.Panzer Division, 10 IV 1941 near Tobruq, hit by AT gun fire
Generalmajor Heinz von RANDOW
21.Panzer Division, 21 XII 1942 near Tarabulus
Generalmajor Max SÜMMERMANN
90.Leichte-Afrika Division, 10 XII 1941 airstrike
Generalmajor (LW) Hans SCHÜZ
Luftgaustab z.b.V. Afrika, 31 VIII 1941, over the Mediterranean Sea, MIA
Generalmajor Kurt THOMAS
999.Leichte-Afrika Division, his plane was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea on 5 V 1943
Oberst Andreas BÜCHTING
Höherer Nachrichtenführer 580, 24 X 1942 near El Alamein, shot in the head when on an inspection tour with General der Panzertruppe STUMME
Oberst Max EICHSTÄDT
33.Artillerie Regiment (mot.), his plane was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea on 16 IV 1941 near Pantelleria Island
General der Panzertruppe Georg STUMME
Panzerarmee “Afrika”, 24 X 1942 near El Alamein, heart attack during an inspection tour
Generalleutnant Wolfgang FISCHER
10.Panzer Division, 1 II 1943 near Ain Zhellula (Tunisia), deadly wounded (lost his legs and the left arm) when his car drove into an unmarked italian minefield along with his ordnance officer, Leutnant HEIN and his driver Obergefreiter HELLSTERN. The Ia, Oberstleutnant i.G. Wilhelm BÜRKLIN, was badly injured. He had just the time to write a letter to his wife, then died. Buried in a Soldatenfriedhof near the Flugplatz Tunis (El Awina military airport nowadays)
Generalmajor Georg von BISMARCK
21.Panzer Division, 31 VIII 1942 near El Alamein, airstrike
Generalmajor Walter NEUMANN-SILKOW
15.Panzer Division, 6 XII 1941 severely wounded near El Gubi, died 9 XII 1941 in Derna
Generalmajor Heinrich von PRITTWITZ und GAFFRON
15.Panzer Division, 10 IV 1941 near Tobruq, hit by AT gun fire
Generalmajor Heinz von RANDOW
21.Panzer Division, 21 XII 1942 near Tarabulus
Generalmajor Max SÜMMERMANN
90.Leichte-Afrika Division, 10 XII 1941 airstrike
Generalmajor (LW) Hans SCHÜZ
Luftgaustab z.b.V. Afrika, 31 VIII 1941, over the Mediterranean Sea, MIA
Generalmajor Kurt THOMAS
999.Leichte-Afrika Division, his plane was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea on 5 V 1943
Oberst Andreas BÜCHTING
Höherer Nachrichtenführer 580, 24 X 1942 near El Alamein, shot in the head when on an inspection tour with General der Panzertruppe STUMME
Oberst Max EICHSTÄDT
33.Artillerie Regiment (mot.), his plane was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea on 16 IV 1941 near Pantelleria Island
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Re: German General Officers losses in Africa
PRISONERS OF WAR
Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von ARNIM
Heeresgruppe “Afrika”, 12 V 1943 near Wed el Zit (Sainte-Marie du Zit) by the British
General der Panzertruppe Gustav von VAERST
5.Panzerarmee, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
General der Panzertruppe Hans CRAMER
Deutsches Afrikakorps, 12 V 1942 near Wed el Zit (Sainte-Marie du Zit)
General der Panzertruppe Ludwig CRÜWELL
Deutsches Afrikakorps/Gruppe Crüwell, 29 V 1942 near Al Ghazala (Libya)
General der Panzertruppe Wilhelm RITTER von THOMA
Deutsches Afrikakorps, 4 XI 1942 Tel el Mampsra (Egypt)
Generalleutnant Willibald BOROWIETZ
15.Panzer Division, 12 V 1943
Generalleutnant Friedrich FREIHERR von BROICH
10.Panzer Division, 12 V 1943 at Grombalia (Tunisia), to the British
Generalleutnant Karl BÜLOWIUS
Division „Von Manteuffel“, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalleutnant (LW) Gotthard FRANTZ
19.FLAK Division, 13 V 1943
Generalleutnant Theodor GRAF von SPONECK
90.Leichte-Afrika Division, 12 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Gerhard BASSENGE
Festigungsraum Tunis-Bizerta, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Heinrich-Hermann von HÜLSEN
21.Panzer Division, 13 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Carl KÖCHY
Flughafenbereichskommando 5/XIII, 13 V 1943 to the British
Generalmajor Fritz KRAUSE
334.Infanterie Division, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Kurt FREIHERR von LIEBENSTEIN
164.Leichte-Afrika Division, 12 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Georg NEUFFER
20.FLAK Division, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Johann von RAVENSTEIN
21.Panzer Division, 29 XI 1941 near Tobruq - first German General Officer made POW by the Allies in WWII
Generalmajor Artur SCHMITT
KORÜCK 556/Kampfgruppe Bardia, 2 I 1942 Bardia
Generalmajor Ernst SCHNARRENBERGER
KORÜCK 556, 11 V 1943
Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von ARNIM
Heeresgruppe “Afrika”, 12 V 1943 near Wed el Zit (Sainte-Marie du Zit) by the British
General der Panzertruppe Gustav von VAERST
5.Panzerarmee, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
General der Panzertruppe Hans CRAMER
Deutsches Afrikakorps, 12 V 1942 near Wed el Zit (Sainte-Marie du Zit)
General der Panzertruppe Ludwig CRÜWELL
Deutsches Afrikakorps/Gruppe Crüwell, 29 V 1942 near Al Ghazala (Libya)
General der Panzertruppe Wilhelm RITTER von THOMA
Deutsches Afrikakorps, 4 XI 1942 Tel el Mampsra (Egypt)
Generalleutnant Willibald BOROWIETZ
15.Panzer Division, 12 V 1943
Generalleutnant Friedrich FREIHERR von BROICH
10.Panzer Division, 12 V 1943 at Grombalia (Tunisia), to the British
Generalleutnant Karl BÜLOWIUS
Division „Von Manteuffel“, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalleutnant (LW) Gotthard FRANTZ
19.FLAK Division, 13 V 1943
Generalleutnant Theodor GRAF von SPONECK
90.Leichte-Afrika Division, 12 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Gerhard BASSENGE
Festigungsraum Tunis-Bizerta, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Heinrich-Hermann von HÜLSEN
21.Panzer Division, 13 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Carl KÖCHY
Flughafenbereichskommando 5/XIII, 13 V 1943 to the British
Generalmajor Fritz KRAUSE
334.Infanterie Division, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Kurt FREIHERR von LIEBENSTEIN
164.Leichte-Afrika Division, 12 V 1943
Generalmajor (LW) Georg NEUFFER
20.FLAK Division, 9 V 1943 near Ghar el Melh (Porto Farina)
to Lieutenant General Omar BRADLEY, II Army Corps
Generalmajor Johann von RAVENSTEIN
21.Panzer Division, 29 XI 1941 near Tobruq - first German General Officer made POW by the Allies in WWII
Generalmajor Artur SCHMITT
KORÜCK 556/Kampfgruppe Bardia, 2 I 1942 Bardia
Generalmajor Ernst SCHNARRENBERGER
KORÜCK 556, 11 V 1943
Re: German General Officers losses in Africa
This was not called 'Kampfgruppe Bardia', but 'Sektor West'. Sektor Ost (which included the Halfaya Pass) was commanded by Italian General Fedele de Giorgis who was taken POW on 17 Jan 42 when his sector had to surrender due to lack of supplies.Minotauros wrote:Generalmajor Artur SCHMITT
KORÜCK 556/Kampfgruppe Bardia, 2 I 1942 Bardia
Both of them received the Ritterkreuz for their defense.
http://www.generals.dk/general/De_Giorg ... Italy.html
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
Re: German General Officers losses in Africa
I think Eichstädt was not aboard a plane but travelled with a convoy ("Geleitzug 20") that was sunk by the RN Force K.
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.
Re: German General Officers losses in Africa
Possible, the command staff of AR 33 was on the 20. Staffel which was sunk near the Kerkhennah buoy.
Not sure why colonels are included amongst generals? In any case if you want to include them there is at least one missing, Oberst Teege, OC PR8, KIA 2-11-42 during counter-attacks at El Alamein.
Not sure why colonels are included amongst generals? In any case if you want to include them there is at least one missing, Oberst Teege, OC PR8, KIA 2-11-42 during counter-attacks at El Alamein.
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
Re: German General Officers losses in Africa
Eichstädt and Büchting were posthumously promoted to GM, I think that's why they were included.
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.