Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz

Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
Born	23 July 1890 Berlin
Died	30 November 1968(1968-11-30) (aged 78) Kiel
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	9th Infantry Division 361st Infantry Division Division Nr. 402
Battles/wars	World War I World War II East Pomeranian Offensive (surrendered)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (23 July 1890 – 30 November 1968) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Schleinitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 9th Infantry 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.
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.
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. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Vierow	Commander of 9th Infantry Division 1 January 1941 – 19 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann
Preceded by None	Commander of 361st Infantry Division 20 November 1943 – 30 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Lindemann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Richard Stenzel	Commander of Division Nr. 402 1 October 1944 – March 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 9th Infantry Division and 9th Volksgrenadier Division

Staff	Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz

Units	Rudolf Bäcker Richard Bausch Hans Becker Werner Kolb (Oak Leaves) Paul Scheuerpflug¹ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the 68th Infantry Division.

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