Dr. Georg Pfeiffer
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| Born | (1890-05-05)5 May 1890 |
| Died | 28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 54) Mogilev, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1908–20 1935–44 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
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| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Pfeiffer (5 May 1890 – 28 June 1944) was a general in the WehrmachtofNazi Germany who commanded the VI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeiffer was killed in a Soviet air attack on 28 June 1944 at Mogilev during Operation Bagration, the Soviet 1944 summer offensive.[1] Pfeiffer served as a police officer, including as a member of the Weimar Sicherheitspolizei, before the war.[2]
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| Preceded by General der Infanterie Helmuth Volkmann |
Commander of 94. Infanterie-Division 21 August 1940 – 29 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Destroyed at Stalingrad |
| Preceded by Reconstituted after Stalingrad |
Commander of 94. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 – 2 January 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Bernhard Steinmetz |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans Jordan |
Commander of VI. Armeekorps 20 May 1944 – 28 June 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling |
