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 on the night of the 30th of June 1944 while traveling in a halftrack containing two other German Generals, General Hoffmeister and General Engel. They had originally been reported missing but it was later revealed that they were captured.[1] He was released in 1955.[2]
Alexander Conrady | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1903 Neu-Ulm |
| Died | 21 December 1983 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1923–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 36. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | Operation Bagration |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Awards and decorations edit
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (2 October 1936)[3]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 October 1939) & 1st Class (2 July 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal (16 July 1942)[3]
- Infantry Assault Badge (23 November 1941)[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 118 (motorized)[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 118[5]
- 279th Oak Leaves on 22 August 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 118[6]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Veal, Stephen Ariel. "The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1)". The Collapse of the German Army in the East in the Summer of 1944 (Volume 1). 1: 405.
- ^ Zeidler 1996, p70.
- ^ a b c Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 93.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 75.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.
Bibliography edit
- 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.
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