(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Georg von Bismarck
Born: 15 Feb 1891 in Neumühl by Küstrin, Neumark
Died: 31 Aug 1942 by El Alamein, Egypt, North Africa (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 Mar 1911); Leutnant (18 Nov 1911); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 May 1924); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (19 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant posthum (16 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Jun 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Jäger-Battalion (13 Jun 1910-1914)
Platoon and Company Leader, as well as Battalion-Adjutant in the 6th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (1914-1918)
Transferred into the 16th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred back into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-01 May 1931)
Transferred into the 6th Medical-Battalion (01 May 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Motor-Transport-Battalion Königsberg, later renamed 1st Reconnaissance-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 7th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 20th Rifle-Brigade (10 Dec 1940-10 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 20th Panzer-Division (10 Sep 1941-18 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Dec 1941-11 Feb 1942)
Detached to the General-Staff of Panzer-Group Africa (05 Jan 1942-11 Feb 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 21st Panzer-Division (11 Feb 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Division (01 Apr 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Killed-in-Action (31 Aug 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (224): am 30.09.1940 als Oberst und Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 7
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- RK des Grossherzoglich Badischen Militärischen Karl Friedrich-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 01.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 20.09.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen
- Ärmelband “Afrika“ (posthum)


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