Alexander Conrady

Alexander Conrady (16 July 1903 – 21 December 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 36th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Conrady was taken prisoner by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration; he was released in 1955.[1]

Alexander Conrady
Born(1903-07-16)16 July 1903
Neu-Ulm
Died21 December 1983(1983-12-21) (aged 80)
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1923–45
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held36. Infanterie-Division
Battles/warsOperation Bagration
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Zeidler 1996, p70.
  2. Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 93.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 75.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.

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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
  • Zeidler, Manfred (1996). Stalinjustiz contra NS-Verbrechen. Die Kriegsverbrecherprozesse gegen deutsche Kriegsgefangene in der UdSSR in den Jahren 1943 – 1952. Kenntnisstand und Forschungsprobleme. Berichte und Studien des Hannah-Arendt-Instituts für Totalitarismusforschung e.V. an der TU Dresden (in German). Dresden, Germany. ISBN 3-9316-4808-7.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Egon von Neindorff
Commander of 36. Infanterie-Division
19 January 1944 – 1 July 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor August Well
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