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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Günther Angern
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5 March 1893, Kołobrzeg
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2 February 1943, Volgograd (aged 49 years)
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49 years
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Günther Angern (5 March 1893 – 2 February 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several armoured divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Angern committed suicide on 2 February 1943 following the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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- German Cross in Gold on 8 March 1942 as Generalmajor in the 11. Panzer-Division
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of 11. Schützen-Brigade
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 16.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 193.
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