• Hans Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (October 3, 1884 – August 24, 1963) was a German nobleman, arborist and ornithologist. He served as a professor of...
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    Leo Dietrich Franz Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted...
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    species. The specific name, geyri, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Geyr von Schweppenburg. U. geyri is a relatively small, slender species for the genus...
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  • 1942 - 16.01.1942 : Hans Zorn 16.02.1942 - 09.07.1942 : Georg Stumme 20.07.1942 - 30.09.1942 : Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg 30.09.1942 - 13.11.1942 :...
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    Oberbefehlshaber West. The new army was placed under the command of Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg. The method of employment of Panzer Group West in the event of an...
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    he was assigned as commander of the 5th Panzer Brigade in Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg's XXIV Panzer Corps. During the Battle of Moscow, Eberbach spearheaded...
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    positive references to Ribbentrop. Of the two references, General Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, the German military attaché in London, commented that Ribbentrop...
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    1940) Kurt von Greiff (13 Nov 1940 - 15 Jan 1941) Eberhard von Mackensen (15 Jan 1941 - 31 Mar 1942) Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (31 Mar 1942...
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    The commander of armoured forces in France, General Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg, backed by Rundstedt, strongly disagreed, wanting his forces to...
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    Fischer (1888–1943) Walter Fries (1894–1982) Hans Freiherr von Funck (1891–1979) Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886–1974) Fritz-Hubert Graeser (1888–1960)...
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  • Günther Blumentritt Hary Prinz as General der Panzertruppe Leo Geyr Von Schweppenburg Hans Kremer as General der Artillerie Erich Marcks Peter Kremer as...
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    Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (24 September 1889 – 19 May 1969) was a German general and war criminal during World War II who served as commander...
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    Pfuel (redirect from Bruges-von Pfuel)
    Christian-Friedrich von Pfuel, (born 1942), lawyer, protagonist in Sky du Monts 2003 novel Prinz und Paparazzi; grandson of Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, General der...
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    Heinz Guderian (redirect from Hans Guderian)
    conversing with former Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and former General Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Guderian opined: "The fundamental principles [of...
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    Gerdessen (1892– , Rostock), Ernst Gehrhardt (forest researcher), Hans Geyr von Schweppenburg (forest researcher), Gustav Giemsa (Hamburg chemist), Wilhelm...
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    Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Hermann von Hanneken (soldier) Heino von Heimburg Wilhelm Heye Paul von Hindenburg Franz von Hipper Henning von Holtzendorff...
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    occupied Poland, where it was assigned to the XXIV Panzer Corps under Geyr von Schweppenburg. On 22 June 1941, it took part in the opening stages of Operation...
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  • Panzertruppen Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg - From 28 July 1943 to 30 November 1943 General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck - From 1 December...
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  • 30 September 1886 in Berlin and is buried there. The general Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg was his grandson. Karl Frenzel: Berliner Dramaturgie. 2 volumes...
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    Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps. Esebeck...
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    Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886–1974), general of tank troops and military attachée Luise Schulze-Berghof (1889-1970), German composer and pianist Hans-Karl...
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    Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp (29 March 1890 – 3 October 1942) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross...
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  • 257th Infantry Division XXIV Corps – General der Panzertruppe Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg 60th Infantry Division 252nd Infantry Division 168th Infantry Division...
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    Dollmann as an "expert in defense". Panzer Group West Commander Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg later confirmed that Dollmann had a much better understanding of...
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    which in turn had been activated just a few days prior, on 26 August. Fedor von Bock, commanding general of 2nd Army, became the first commanding general...
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    von Gablenz) 2 Grenzwacht-Regiments XIX. Armeekorps General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian 3. Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant Leo Freiherr Geyr von...
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    Kavallerie/General der Panzertruppe Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg – 14 February 1940 until 7 January 1942 General der Panzertruppe Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp...
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    Corps – General der Panzertruppen Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg XLVI Panzer Corps – General Heinrich von Viettinghoff-Scheel XLVII Panzer Corps – General...
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    Hermann Ehlers Ferdinand Friedensburg Hans Fritzsche Heinrich George Hellmut von Gerlach Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Helmut Hasse Richard Heinze Rudolf Heinze...
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    marshal in World War I (1st Class with War Decoration 1915) Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg – German cavalry officer in World War I, later a general during...
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