Wilhelm List (14 May 1880 - 17 August 1971) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 30 September 1939 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 14. Armee. List commanded the German 14. Armee during the invasion of Poland, attacking out of Slovakia on both sides of the Tatra mountains. Near the end of the campaign, in heavy fighting his Armee repelled all Polish attempts to breakthrough to the southeast via Lemberg, taking 64,000 Polish soldiers prisoner in the process. For this leadership achievement List would be decorated with the Ritterkreuz.
Source :
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/List,_Wilhelm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/69486/List-Siegmund-Wilhelm-Walther.htm
No comments:
Post a Comment