Georg von Sodenstern

Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army.

[1] After his cadet training, Georg von Sodenstern joined the 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No.

He then became Chief of Staff of Army Group C under Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, which was responsible for defending the western border during the invasion of Poland .

On 6 February 1940, he became Chief of Staff of Army Group A under Gerd von Rundstedt, with which he took part in the western campaign .

In this function he was responsible, among other things, for the German measures in the Italian occupation area in southern France when Italy left the war.

At the end of June 1944, von Sodenstern was replaced by Friedrich Wiese and left the Wehrmacht with honor.