Maximilian de Angelis explained

Maximilian de Angelis
Birth Date:2 October 1889
Birth Place:Budapest, Royal Hungary, Imp.&R. Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Graz, Austria
Allegiance: Austria-Hungary
First Austrian Republic
Serviceyears:1910–45
Rank:General of the Artillery
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Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

On 4 April 1946 Angelis was extradited to Yugoslavia and sentenced to 20 years for war crimes. He was then extradited to the Soviet Union and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released in 1955 and repatriated to Germany.

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  1. Thomas 1997, p. 5.