Georg Neuffer

Georg Neuffer
Georg Neuffer
	Georg Neuffer, 2nd row standing 2nd from left
Born	18 April 1895
Died	11 May 1977 (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	5th Flak Division; 20th Flak Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Neuffer (18 April 1895 – 11 May 1977) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Neuffer surrendered to the British troops in May 1943, following the surrender of German troops in North Africa. He was released in October 1947.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 August 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 20. Flak-Division (mot.)^[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.

Military offices

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Kurt Menzel

Commander of 5th Flak Division
18 April 1942 – 11 November 1942

Succeeded by

Preceded by

None

Commander of 20th Flak Division
12 November 1942 – 10 May 1943

Succeeded by

Surrendered in May 1943

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