Georg von Sodenstern

Georg von Sodenstern
Georg von Sodenstern
Born	15 November 1889; Kassel, Germany
Died	20 July 1955 (aged 65); Frankfurt, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	19th Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

It has been indicated von Sodenstern was part of a group, including Erwin von Witzleben, who proposed a coup against Adolf Hitler in 1937.[1]

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalleutnant and Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe A [2]

WIGGINS, Nick (7 August 2020). "A family's story about a plot to kill Hitler leads to the unearthing of some uncomfortable truths". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.

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 none	Commander of 19. Armee 26 August 1943 - 29 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese

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