1. Georg Stumme was a general in the of Nazi Germany during the Second World War who briefly commanded the Axis forces at the beginning of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and died during the Defence of Outpost Snipe.
20 Facts About Georg Stumme
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Georg Stumme had taken part in the Battle of France, the invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Georg Stumme was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during the war.
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Georg Stumme became commander of 2nd Light Division, which was formed on 10 November 1938.
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Georg Stumme had achieved the rank of by the beginning of the war, and he commanded 2nd Light Division in the Invasion of Poland in 1939.
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Georg Stumme led the attack of the right flank of the 12th Army.
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In Operation Barbarossa, Georg Stumme served under Field Marshal Fedor von Bock.
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Georg Stumme was relieved of command on 21 July 1942, was found guilty and was sentenced to five years imprisonment, but Bock secured his release.
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Georg Stumme was immediately pardoned [in reality, he was released several weeks later], with Goring promising him a new command and is being sent to Africa as a substitute for Rommel.
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Georg Stumme took overall command of, confronting the British at El Alamein in Egypt, with Ritter von Thoma replacing the wounded Walther Nehring as commander of the.
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Georg Stumme "faithfully followed the plan left by Rommel" for responding to the expected attack.
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Georg Stumme prohibited the use of German artillery ammunition to bombard the British forward assembly areas, where the troops were vulnerable, preferring to keep his limited resources in reserve.
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Unlike Rommel, Georg Stumme travelled without the protection of an escort and radio car.
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Georg Stumme jumped out of the car and apparently was holding onto the side while the driver drove out of range.
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Georg Stumme was found dead along the track the next day, with no wound that could be seen.
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Georg Stumme was known to have high blood pressure and it was thought he had died of a heart attack.
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Georg Stumme was replaced as commander of with the return of Rommel, while the was commanded by Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma.
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One of his officers, Friedrich von Stauffenberg, said that Georg Stumme created a "congenial" atmosphere while maintaining a "crack, well-officered division".
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The short, good-humored Georg Stumme suffered from chronic high blood pressure that gave his face a permanent flush.
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Georg Stumme was given the command instead and Rommel had confidence in him as a commander.