Georg von Sodenstern | |
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Born | Kassel, Germany | 15 November 1889
Died | 20 July 1955 Frankfurt, Germany | (aged 65)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1909–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 19th Army |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
It has been indicated von Sodenstern was part of a group, including Erwin von Witzleben, who proposed a coup against Adolf Hitler in 1937.[1]