Martin Wandel

Martin Wandel
Born	15 April 1892 Berlin, German Empire
Died	14 January 1943(1943-01-14) (aged 50) Chilino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–43
Rank	General of the Artillery (Posthumously)
Commands held	121st Infantry Division XXIV Panzer Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Wandel (15 April 1892 – 14 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wandel was killed on 14 January 1943 when his command post was overrun in part of the encirclement in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division^[1]

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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 8 July 1941 - 11 November 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Otto von Knobelsdorff	Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 30 November 1942 - 14 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arno Jahr

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 121st Infantry Division

Staff	Otto Lancelle (Pour-le-Mérite) Helmuth Prieß Werner Ranck Martin Wandel

Units	Richard Bochentin Friedrich Franek Werner Gust¹ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Sauerbrei

¹ Knight's Cross with the 257th Infantry Division.

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