Edler von Daniels

Infobox Military Person
name=Alexander Edler von Daniels
lived=17 March 1891 – 6 January 1960
placeofbirth=Trier
placeofdeath=Bielefeld


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1910-1945
rank=Generalleutnant
commands=376. Infanterie-Division
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Generalleutnant Alexander Edler von Daniels was a German field general who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Daniels commanded the 376th Infantry Division at Stalingrad, which was part of XI Corps of the German Sixth Army. Despite the hardships facing his and many other soldiers, Daniels learned to make ways of entertainment in the ruins of the city. "Fact|date=September 2008 He played a game of target shooting with some of his officers for Oktoberfest, and played card games of Doppelkopf.Fact|date=September 2008 In late December 1942, after Operation Uranus encircled the Sixth Army, Daniels was promoted to Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) and awarded the Knight's Cross. " Daniels was marched into captivity by the Red Army on January 28, 1943.

Notes

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.

External links

* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/DanielsAEv.htm Alexander Edler von Daniels @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht]