Alexander Edler von Daniels

Alexander Edler von Daniels
Born	17 March 1891 Trier
Died	6 January 1960(1960-01-06) (aged 68) Bielefeld
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	376. Infanterie-Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alexander Edler von Daniels (17 March 1891 – 6 January 1960) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Daniels commanded the 376th Infantry Division at Stalingrad, which was part of XI Corps of the German Sixth Army. In late December 1942, after Operation Uranus encircled the Sixth Army, Daniels was promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Daniels surrendered himself and his division to Col. Ivan Konstantinovich Morozov, commander of the 422nd Rifle Division,[1] and was marched into captivity by the Red Army on 29 January 1943, where he was interrogated by Captain Nikolay Dyatlenko.[2]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 December 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 376. Infanterie-Division

References

Citations

1. David M. Glantz, Endgame at Stalingrad, Book Two, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2004, p. 550
2. Beevor 1998, p. 378.

Bibliography

• Beevor, Antony (1998). Stalingrad. Viking, London. ISBN 978-0-14-103240-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.