Georg Stumme
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Georg Stumme
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| Born |
29 July 1886 Halberstadt |
| Died | 24 October 1942 (aged 56) near El Alamein, Egypt |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1906–42 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held | 2nd leichte Division 7th Panzer Division XXXX Army Corps Panzer Army Africa |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Stumme (29 July 1886 – 24 October 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who briefly commanded of the Axis forces at the beginning of the Second Battle of El Alamein. He took part in the Battle of France, the invasion of Yugoslavia and the invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Stumme fought in World War I and then became part of the General Staff. After the Nazis came to power in 1933 he was promoted to Oberst (1933) and Generalmajor (1936). Stumme rose to become commander of 2nd Light Division, which was formed on 10 November 1938.
Stumme had achieved the rank of Generalleutnant by the beginning of the war, and he commanded the 2nd Light Division in the attack on Poland in 1939. After the unit was converted into the 7th Panzer Division on 18 October 1939, he relinquished command of the 7th Panzer Division to Erwin Rommel in 1940, and was appointed as commander of XXXX. Armeekorps on 15 February 1940, which became XXXX Corps (motorized) in September 1940. He led this corps in the 1940 Ardennes campaign, being promoted to General der Kavallerie on 1 June 1940. Shortly thereafter he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for bravery during the Battle of France.
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