Geyer, Hermann (General der Infanterie)
- Date of birth:
- July 7th, 1882 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 10th, 1946 (Bad Wildbad/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
July 4th, 1900: Fahnenjunker;
February 25th,1901: Fähnrich;
October 18th, 1901: Leutnant;
February 19th, 1910: Oberleutnant;
August 2nd, 1914: Hauptmann;
March 20th, 1922: Major;
February 1st, 1927: Oberstleutnant;
February 1st, 1930: Oberst;
December 1st, 1932: Generalmajor;
January 1st, 1934: Generalleutnant;
August 1st, 1936: General der Infanterie;
May 1st, 1939: reaktiviert als General der Infanterie z.V.
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IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Friedrich-August Kreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Silver Liakat medal
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Voenen Orden "Za Hrabrost" III stepen, 1 klas
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Landwehrdienstauszeichnung - 1 Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Komturkreuz I. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie zur Verwendung (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General, IX. Armeekorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1940
“General der Infanterie Geyer proved himself to be an outstandingly brave leader of his Korps right from the start of the offensive in the West. His personal intervention in the foremost lines of his Divisionen led to many great tactical victories by the Armeekorps under his command. Among the most important of these were those that majorly contributed to the seizure of Dunkirk.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo:
- TITLE
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Tapfersten. - General derInfanterie Hermann Geyer - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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