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Hermann Geyer
Hermann Geyer
Born	7 July 1882; Stuttgart
Died	10 April 1946 (aged 63); near Wildsee
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1900–43
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	V. Armeekorps; IX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.

World War I

On January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled The Attack in Position Warfare. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle).^[1]

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 June 1940 as General der Infanterie and commander of IX. Armeekorps ^[2]

References

Citations

^ Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of V Armeekorps 16 May 1935 - 30 April 1939	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Richard Ruoff
Preceded by General der Artillerie Friedrich Dollmann	Commander of IX Armeekorps 25 October 1939 - 31 December 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt

[1] Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

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People	Deutsche Biographie

Hermann Geyer

Born	7 July 1882 Stuttgart
Died	10 April 1946(1946-04-10) (aged 63) near Wildsee
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1900–43
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	V. Armeekorps IX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross