Georg Ritter von Hengl (21 October 1897 – 19 March 1952) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XIX Mountain Corps.

Hengl joined the German Army as an ensign in 1914, aged 16,[1] serving initially in the 21st Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment near Ypres in 1914.

[2] Georg Hengl emerged from World War I having been awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern.

His native Kingdom of Bavaria also bestowed the Military Order of Max Joseph upon him;[2] one of the entitlements of this decoration was an award of lifetime nobility for him, signified by the addition of the phrase "Ritter von" to one's name.

Recalled for military service, in 1936, he was given command of a battalion of the 99th Gebirgsjager Regiment, leading this unit in the first campaigns of World War II.