German generals losses Med. 1941-1943

Enrico Cernuschi · Post by **Enrico Cernuschi** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:43 am

Hello Gentlemen,

I'm just back from a visit to El Alamein.
I would like to know how many German generals died in North Africa and in Sicily during those campaings.

Greetings

EC

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:31 pm

Sicily - none

N.Afrika - Eight:

GL Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron, Kdr. 15 Pz.D., 10.4.41
GM Walter Neumann-Silkow, Kdr. 15 Pz.D., 6.12.41
GM Max Sümmermann, Kdr. 90. Lt.D., 10.12.41
GM Georg von Bismarck, Kdr. 21 Pz.D., 31.08.42
GM Heinz von Randow, Kdr. 21 Pz.D., 21.12.42
G.d.PzT. Georg Stumme, Ob. Pz. Armee Afrika, 24.10.42
GM Wolfgang Fischer, Kdr. 10 Pz.D., 1.2.43
GL Kurt Thomas, Kdr. 999 Lt. Afrika D., 1.4.43*

Thomas’ plane was shot down over the Med. enroute to Afrika.

Jerry

Enrico Cernuschi · Post by **Enrico Cernuschi** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:07 am

Thank you Jerry.

Were there similar losses during the 1941 Balkan campaign and the following partisan warfare until 8 Sept. 1943?

Greetings

EC

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:44 am

Enrico,

Except for GL Wilhelm Suessmann, Kdr. 7 FlD, who was killed during the invasion of Crete in 1941, I don't believe that any German generals were killed in the Balkans 1941-1943. Several were killed in Yugoslavia in '44 & '45, but none that I can see in '42 or '43.

Jerry

Enrico Cernuschi · Post by **Enrico Cernuschi** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:18 am

Thank you, Jerry.
Now the search is over. The number of German and Italian generals KIA in North Africa, Sicily and the Balkans is not too much different, I see.

Bye

EC