Georg Stumme

Georg Stumme
Born(1886-07-29)29 July 1886
Halberstadt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 56)
Outpost Snipe, El Alamein, Kingdom of Egypt
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1906–1942
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands2nd Light Division
7th Panzer Division
XXXX Army Corps
Panzer Army Africa
Battles / warsFirst World War

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Stumme (29 July 1886 – 24 October 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War who briefly commanded the Axis forces at the beginning of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and died during the Defence of Outpost Snipe. He had taken part in the Battle of France, the invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during the war.