Rudolf Konrad

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Rudolf Konrad
Born7 March 1891
Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1910–45
RankGeneral der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Konrad (7 March 1891 – 10 June 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who served as a corps commander. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and, by the end of the war, held the rank of General der Gebirgstruppe, (General of Mountain Troops).

Life and career

Rudolf Konrad was born in Kulmbach in Northern Bavaria on 7 March 1891. He entered the German Army in July 1910 as an ensign. Joining a Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment in October 1912 as a Lieutenant, he served with them in World War I.

He remained in the

XVIII Corps, then of 2nd Army. He was then given a field command, first of 7th Mountain Division then, for most of the period from December 1941 to May 1944, of XXXXIX Mountain Corps on the Eastern Front.[1] He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in August 1942 for his command of this corps.[2] Finally, he commanded LXVIII Corps from early 1945 until the end of the war.[3]

In 1966 the Bundeswehr barracks in Bad Reichenhall was named 'General Konrad Barracks'. In August 2012 it was renamed 'Hochstaufen Barracks', Christian Schmidt the Federal Minister of Defence describing the previous name as outdated.[4]

Awards and decorations

As a General of Mountain Troops and commander of XXXXIX Mountain Corps Konrad received:

References

Citations

  1. ^ Lucas 1980, p. 214.
  2. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.
  3. ^ MacLean 2014, pp. 115–117.
  4. ^ "Das ist keine Revolution in Bad Reichenhall" (in German). BGLand24.de. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ Wehrmacht 1985, pp. 220–221.
  6. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 245.

Bibliography

Military offices
Preceded by
Previously 99 Light Infantry Division
 Commander of
7. Gebirgs-Division

1 November 1941 – 19 December 1941 		Succeeded by
Generalmajor
Wilhelm Weiß
Preceded by
General der Gebirgstruppe Ludwig Kübler
 Commander of
XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps

19 December 1941 – 26 July 1943 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Helge Auleb
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Helge Auleb
 Commander of
XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps

15 August 1943 – 15 February 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich Köchling
 Commander of
XXXXIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps

15 March 1944 – 10 May 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Arthur Schwarzenecker
 Commander of LXVIII. Armeekorps
29 january 1945 - 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
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