Maximilian von Edelsheim

Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim

Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim
Born (1897-07-06)6 July 1897
Berlin
Died 26 April 1994(1994-04-26) (aged 96)
Konstanz
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands held XLVIII. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Konstanz Johann Georg Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim (6 July 1897 – 26 April 1994) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Edelsheim was born on 6 July 1897 in Berlin, the son of Franz Freiherr von Edelsheim (author of Operationen über See 1901, translated as Operations upon the Sea 1914) and his wife Theda, née von Frerichs. He died on 26 April 1994 in Konstanz.

Edelsheim was a soldier in the German Uhlans as his father had been. He fought in the First World War. Fighting on the Eastern Front he was promoted to ensign and later lieutenant.

After the War he was a member of the Freikorps. He subsequently served in the Reichswehr, and rose through the ranks.

He fought in the Second World War finally becoming a general. He was a commander in the XXXVIII Army Corps.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Thomas 1997, p. 142.
  2. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 287.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 45.

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. 
  • 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • 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. 
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski		 Commander of 24. Panzerdivision
March 1943 – August 1944 		Succeeded by
Generalmajor Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppe Fritz-Hubert Gräser		 Commander of XLVIII. Panzerkorps
20 September 1944 – 31 March 1945 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Wolf Hagemann
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