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Friedrich Materna (21 June 1885 – 11 November 1946) was a general in the Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) in the 1930s and the German Wehrmacht during the World War II.
Friedrich Materna | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1885 Hof, Moravia |
| Died | 11 November 1946 (aged 61) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Bundesheer Wehrmacht |
| Years of service | 1904–1938 (Austria) 1938–1944 (Germany) |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Austria) General der Infanterie (Germany) |
| Commands held | 45th Infantry Division XX Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
He became a general-major in the Austrian army in 1935, and he was also a part of the Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung (Federal Ministry of Defence), in which he acted as Head of the Training Department.
After the Anschluss he was incorporated into the Wehrmacht, where from 1938 to 1940, he commanded the 45. Infanterie-Division. Between 1940 and 1942, he commanded the XX Armeekorps, and from 1942 to 1943, the Military District XVII.
Between 1943 and 1944, he was held in reserve, and, in 1944, he retired from the Army.
He died in 1946.
Awards edit
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (15 December 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 45. Infanterie-Division[1][2]
References 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. p. 304. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- ^ Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. p. 529. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Further reading edit
- 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.
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