Georg Koßmala
{{Short description|German general in World War II}}
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|name=Georg Koßmala
|birth_date={{Birth date|1896|10|22|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1945|3|18|1896|10|22|df=y}}
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|death_place= Oberglogau
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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=Army (Wehrmacht)
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|rank=Generalmajor
|commands=32d Infantry Division
272nd Volksgrenadier-Division
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|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Georg Koßmala (22 October 1896 – 18 March 1945) 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. Koßmala was killed on 18 March 1945 in Oberglogau in Upper Silesia.
Awards and decorations
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{Cite book
|last=Fellgiebel
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Thomas
|first=Franz
|year=1997
|title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K
|trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K
|language=German
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
|publisher=Biblio-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7648-2299-6
}}
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{{Succession box|
before=Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens|
after=Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens|
title= Commander of 32. Infanterie-Division|
years=13 August 1944 - September 1944
}}
{{Succession box|
before=?|
after=Generalleutnant Eugen König|
title= Commander of 272. Volksgrenadier-Division|
years=30 September 1944 - 13 December 1944
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{{Succession box|
before=Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch|
after=Generalmajor Rolf Scherenberg|
title= Commander of 344. Infanterie-Division|
years=16 December 1944 - 28 February 1945
}}
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Category:People from Mysłowice
Category:Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
Category:Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:German police officers
Category:German Army personnel killed in World War II
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves