Georg Stumme | |
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Born | Halberstadt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 29 July 1886
Died | 24 October 1942 Outpost Snipe, El Alamein, Kingdom of Egypt | (aged 56)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1906–1942 |
Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
Commands | 2nd Light Division 7th Panzer Division XXXX Army Corps Panzer Army Africa |
Battles / wars | First World War
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Awards | Knight'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.