__NOTOC__ Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the

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during

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. He was a recipient of the

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. On 4 April 1946 Angelis was extradited to Yugoslavia and sentenced to 20 years for war crimes. He was then extradited to the

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and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released in 1955 and repatriated to Germany.

Awards

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...

(1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) & 1st Class (1 June 1940)Thomas 1997, p. 5. *

** Knight's Cross on 9 February 1942 as ''

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'' and commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division ** 323rd Oak Leaves on 12 November 1943 as ''General der Artillerie'' and commanding general of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps

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