Friday, January 3, 2014

Enemy Elite Friday: Maximilian de Angelis (Hungary)

 
 
He was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class on September 19th, 1941 as Generalleutnant of the 76th Infantry Division for his command with operations on the Eastern Front
 
"Awarded the Knight’s Cross for preventing a Soviet breakthrough towards Artemowsk on the 18.01.1942."  from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on February 9th, 1942 as Generalleutnant of the 76th Infantry Division.
 
"Awarded the Oakleaves for the following command achievements…
1) Crossing the Donez river in summer 1942.
2) The relentless pursuit of enemy forces as far as the Western Caucasus.
3) Helping to hold the Kuban bridgehead despite much larger enemy forces."  from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves citation, awarded on November 12th, 1943 as General of XXXXIV Army Corps of the 6th Army of Heeresgruppe A
 
Another capable enemy elite,
Brian

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