Maximilian de Angelis

Maximilian de Angelis
Born(1889-10-02)2 October 1889
Budapest, Royal Hungary, Imp.&R. Austria-Hungary
Died6 December 1974(1974-12-06) (aged 85)
Graz, Austria
AllegianceAustria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Austria First Austrian Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1910–45
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Commands
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

On 4 April 1946 Angelis was extradited to Yugoslavia and sentenced to 20 years for war crimes. He was then extradited to the Soviet Union and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released in 1955 and repatriated to Germany.