Siegfried von Waldenburg

Siegfried von Waldenburg
Born	30 December 1898
Died	27 March 1973(1973-03-27) (aged 74)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	116th Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War I Silesian Uprisings World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brest (1941) Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Italian Campaign Battle of Hürtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried von Waldenburg (30 December 1898 – 27 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 116th Panzer Division.Born to the aristocratic house of von Kessel and Levi Kahana. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 13 July 1917
  • 1st Class on 1 January 1920
• Wound Badge (1918) in Silver
• Silesian Eagle, 2nd and 1st Grade
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 9 January 1935
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
• West Wall Medal
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 28 October 1939
  • 1st Class on 10 June 1940
• Eastern Medal on 8 July 1942
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• Hungarian Order of Merit, Commander's Cross with Swords on 9 November 1942
• War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords on 14 December 1943
• Certificate of Recognition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberst and leader of the 116. Panzer-Division^[1]