Maximilian von Edelsheim

Konstanz Johann Georg Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim (6 July 1897 – 26 April 1994) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Edelsheim was born on 6 July 1897 in Berlin, the son of Franz Freiherr von Edelsheim (author of Operationen über See 1901, translated as Operations upon the Sea 1914) and his wife Theda, née von Frerichs. He died on 26 April 1994 in Konstanz.

Edelsheim was a soldier in the German Uhlans as his father had been. He fought in the First World War. Fighting on the Eastern Front he was promoted to ensign and later lieutenant.

After the War he was a member of the Freikorps. He subsequently served in the Reichswehr, and rose through the ranks.

He fought in the Second World War finally becoming a general. He was a commander in the XXXVIII Army Corps.

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (27 November 1915)
  • 1st Class (26 October 1918)
• Knight, 2nd Class of Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
  • 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

• ^ Thomas 1997, p. 142.
• ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 287.
• Fellgiebel 2000, p. 45.