Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

Infobox Military Person
name=Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
lived=birth date|1886|3|2|df=y — death date and age|1974|1|27|1886|3|2|df=y
placeofbirth=Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia
placeofdeath=Irschenhausen near Munich, West Germany


caption= Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
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allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant General
branch= Wehrmacht
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battles= World War I, World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Leo Dietrich Franz Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a German cavalry officer in World War I and a general during World War II. He was particularly noted for his expertise in armoured warfare and his command of Panzer Group West during the Invasion of Normandy.

Geyr was born in Potsdam and joined the German Army in 1904. From 1933-37, he was a military attaché to the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, residing in London.

On 10 June 1944, Geyr was wounded when Royal Air Force aircraft attacked his newly established headquarters at La Caine in Normandy. [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2RAF-c10.html]

From 1945-47, Geyr was in American captivity. He died in Irschenhausen near Munich.

Ranks

*1917: "Rittmeister
*1932: "Oberst"
*1935: "Generalmajor"
*1937: "Generalleutnant"

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External links

* [http://www.generals.dk/general/Geyr_von_Schweppenburg/Leo_Baron/Germany.html Geyr at generals.dk]