__NOTOC__ Wilhelm Schneckenburger (30 March 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

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during

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who commanded the XVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

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. Schneckenburger was killed in action on 14 October 1944.

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on 1 August 1942 as ''

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'' and commander of 125. Infanterie Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 312.

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