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Friedrich Materna
Born(1885-06-21)21 June 1885
Hof, Moravia
Died11 November 1946(1946-11-11) (aged 61)
Vienna, Austria
AllegianceAustria-Hungary Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
Austria First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchBundesheer
Wehrmacht
Years of service1904–1938 (Austria)
1938–1944 (Germany)
RankGeneralmajor (Austria)
General der Infanterie (Germany)
Commands held45th Infantry Division
XX Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Materna (21 June 1885 – 11 November 1946) was a general in the Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) in the 1930s and the German Wehrmacht during the World War II.

He became a general-major in the Austrian army in 1935, and he was also a part of the Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung (Federal Ministry of Defence), in which he acted as Head of the Training Department.

After the Anschluss he was incorporated into the Wehrmacht, where from 1938 to 1940, he commanded the 45. Infanterie-Division. Between 1940 and 1942, he commanded the XX Armeekorps, and from 1942 to 1943, the Military District XVII.

Between 1943 and 1944, he was held in reserve, and, in 1944, he retired from the Army.

He died in 1946.

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References

  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. p. 304. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  2. ^ 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 Militaer-Verlag. p. 529. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices Preceded by— Commander of 45. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1938 – 25 October 1940 Succeeded byGeneralmajor Gerhard Körner Preceded by— Commander of XX. Armeekorps October 1940 – 10 September 1942 Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman


Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 45th Infantry Division
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