Siegfried von Waldenburg

Siegfried von Waldenburg
Siegfried von Waldenburg
Born	30 December 1898
Died	27 March 1973 (aged 74)
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	116th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried von Waldenburg (30 December 1898 – 27 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 116th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberst and leader of the 116. Panzer-Division^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant i.G. Ferdinand Jodl	Chief of General Staff of XII. Armeekorps 25 October 1940 – 3 March 1942	Succeeded by Oberst i.G. Kurt Lottner
Preceded by Oberst Heinrich Voigtsberger	Commander of 116. Panzer-Division 14 September 1944 – April 1945	Succeeded by None

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