Horst Stumpff

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German general in World War II

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nameHorst Stumpff
birth_date
death_date
birth_placeGießen, Hessen
death_placeHamburg
allegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branchGerman Army
serviceyears1907–1945
rankGeneral der Panzertruppe
commands3rd Panzer Division
20th Panzer Division
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
relationsHans-Jürgen Stumpff (brother)
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On 1 January 1938 Stumpff was given command of the 3rd Panzer Brigade and on 1 March 1939 he was promoted to Generalmajor and led the brigade during the invasion of Poland. On 7 October 1939 he was appointed commander of the 3rd Panzer Division and in November 1940 he was given command of the new 20th Panzer Division and promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 February 1941. He led the division on the Eastern Front and on 29 September 1941 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, but he was moved to the Führerreserve shortly afterwards.

In April 1942 Stumpff was appointed as the military inspector of the recruiting area Königsberg. In July 1944 he became the Inspector General of the Panzer troops in the replacement army and he was promoted to General der Panzertruppe in 1944. He died in Hamburg aged 71.

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  • {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6

before=Generalleutnant Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg| after=Generalleutnant Friedrich Kühn| title= Commander of 3. Panzer-Division| years=7 October 1939 – September 1940 before=Generalleutnant Friedrich Kühn| after=Generalleutnant Walter Model| title= Commander of 3. Panzer-Division| years=4 October 1940 – 13 November 1940 before=—| after=Oberst Georg von Bismarck| title= Commander of 20. Panzer-Division| years=13 November 1940 – 10 September 1941

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References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 417.

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