Georg Pfeiffer

Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
Born	5 May 1890
Died	28 June 1944 (aged 54); Mogilev, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1908–1920; 1935–1944
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	94th Infantry Division; 306th Infantry Division; VI Army Corps;
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Stalingrad; Italian Campaign; Battle of Monte Cassino-->; Mogilev Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Pfeiffer (5 May 1890 – 28 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the VI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeiffer was killed in a Soviet air attack on 28 June 1944 at Mogilev during Operation Bagration, the Soviet 1944 summer offensive.^[1] Pfeiffer served as a police officer, including as a member of the Weimar Sicherheitspolizei, before the war.^[2]

Born5 May 1890

Died28 June 1944 (aged 54)

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Dr. Georg Pfeiffer

Born	(1890-05-05)5 May 1890
Died	28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 54) Mogilev, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1908–1920 1935–1944
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	94th Infantry Division 306th Infantry Division VI Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino--> Mogilev Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross