Maximilian von Edelsheim

Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim
Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim
Born	6 July 1897(1897-07-06) Berlin
Died	26 April 1994(1994-04-26) (aged 96) Konstanz
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	XLVIII. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Konstanz Johann Georg Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim^{[Notes 1]} (6 July 1897 – 26 April 1994) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Edelsheim was born in Berlin and died in Konstanz.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (27 November 1915)
  • 1st Class (26 October 1918)
• Knight, 2nd Class of Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (14 October 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 1
  • 162nd Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26
  • 105th Swords on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 24. Panzer-Division
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 February 1944, 28 August 1944, and 17 October 1944

Notes

1. ^ Regarding personal names: Reichsfreiherr is a title, translated as Baron of the Empire, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Reichsfreifrau and Reichsfreiin. Titles using the prefix Reichs- were those created before the fall of the Holy Roman Empire.

References

• Alman, Karl (2008). Panzer vor - Die dramtische Geschichte der deutschen Panzerwaffe und ihre tapferen Soldaten. Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88189-638-2.
• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939 - 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Maximilian von Edelsheim @ lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski	Commander of 24. Panzerdivision March, 1943 - August, 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav-Adolf von Nostiz-Wallwitz
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Fritz-Hubert Gräser	Commander of XLVIII. Panzerkorps September 20, 1944 - March 31, 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Wolf Hagemann

Persondata
Name	Edelsheim, Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 July 1897
Place of birth	Berlin
Date of death	26 April 1994
Place of death	Konstanz