Hermann Geyer

Hermann Geyer
Born 7 July 1882
Died 10 April 1946(1946-04-10) (aged 63)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank General
Commands held V. Armeekorps
IX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.

World War I

On January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled The Attack in Position Warfare. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle).[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
  2. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

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.
  • Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
Military offices
Preceded by
None		 Commander of V Armeekorps
16 May 1935 - 30 April 1939		 Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Richard Ruoff
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Friedrich Dollmann		 Commander of IX Armeekorps
25 October 1939 - 31 December 1941		 Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt
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