Georg Koßmala

Georg Koßmala
Born (1896-10-22)22 October 1896
Died 18 March 1945(1945-03-18) (aged 48)
Oberglogau
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held 32d Infantry Division
272nd Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Koßmala (22 October 1896 – 18 March 1945) 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. Koßmala was killed on 18 March 1945 in Oberglogau in Upper Silesia.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Thomas 1997, p. 397.
  2. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 222.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 69.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
  • 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 Hans Boeckh-Behrens		 Commander of 32. Infanterie-Division
13 August 1944 - September 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Preceded by
?		 Commander of 272. Volksgrenadier-Division
30 September 1944 - 13 December 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Eugen König
Preceded by
Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch		 Commander of 344. Infanterie-Division
16 December 1944 - 28 February 1945		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Rolf Scherenberg
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