__NOTOC__ Adolf Eduard Trowitz (24 September 1893 – 3 January 1978) was a German general (

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) in the

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

during

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who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

, awarded by

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for successful military leadership. Trowitz surrendered to the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

in the course of the Soviet July 1944 Bobruysk Offensive (part of

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). Convicted as a

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in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

German Cross The War Order of the German Cross (), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or ''Deutsches Kreuz'', was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leade ...

in Gold (8 June 1942) *

on 21 February 1944 as ''

'' and commander of 57. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 346.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trowitz, Adolf 1893 births 1978 deaths People from Dessau-Roßlau Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union People from the Duchy of Anhalt Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Military personnel from Saxony-Anhalt German Army generals of World War II