Wilhelm Schneckenburger

Wilhelm Schneckenburger
Born	30 March 1891 Tübingen, German Empire
Died	14 October 1944(1944-10-14) (aged 53) Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	125th Infantry Division XVII Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Belgrade Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Schneckenburger (30 March 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schneckenburger was killed in action on 14 October 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 August 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 125. Infanterie Division

References

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.