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Maximilian de Angelis
Maximilian de Angelis
Born	2 October 1889; Budapest, Royal Hungary, Imp.&R. Austria-Hungary
Died	6 December 1974 (aged 85); Graz, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary; First Austrian Republic; Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	76th Infantry Division; XXXXIV Army Corps; 6th Army;
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

On 4 April 1946 Angelis was extradited to Yugoslavia and sentenced to 20 years for war crimes. He was then extradited to the Soviet Union and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released in 1955 and repatriated to Germany.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) & 1st Class (1 June 1940)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 9 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division^[2]
- 323rd Oak Leaves on 12 November 1943 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps^[2]

References

Citations

^ Thomas 1997, p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 – 26 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Stapf	Commander of XXXXIV Army Corps 26 January 1942 - 30 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling	Commander of XXXXIV Army Corps 15 January 1944 - 8 April 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ludwig Müller
Preceded by General Karl-Adolf Hollidt	Commander of 6. Armee 8 April 1944 – 16 July 1944	Succeeded by General Maximilian Fretter-Pico
Preceded by General der Infanterie Franz Böhme	Commander of 2. Panzer-Armee 18 July 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none