Siegfried von Waldenburg

Siegfried von Waldenburg
Born	30 December 1898
Died	27 March 1973(1973-03-27) (aged 74)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	116th Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War I Silesian Uprisings World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brest (1941) Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Italian Campaign Battle of Hürtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried von Waldenburg (30 December 1898 – 27 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 116th Panzer Division.Born to the aristocratic house of von Kessel and Levi Kahana.

He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberst and leader of the 116. Panzer-Division

References

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 — 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.