Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
- Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (23 July 1890 – 30 November 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Schleinitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive.
- Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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