He negotiated the surrender of German forces to the Americans at the bridge at Tangermünde on the Elbe River on or about May 2, 1945. The German 12th Army, under General Walther Wenck had previously done a 180 degree turn away from the Western Allies, resulting from an order to relieve Berlin from the Soviet attack. Disobeying the order, Wenck fought due East, into the Spree Forest region, toward the town of Halbe and linked up with the remnants of the German 9th Army. They then reversed and went west, back to the Elbe. There, Edelsheim crossed the Elbe on a schwimmwagen and negotiated the surrender of all German forces on the West side of the Elbe to the Americans.
Awardsedit
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 November 1915) & 1st Class (26 October 1918)[1]
Knight, 2nd Class of Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (14 October 1939)[1]
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. ISBN978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN978-3-7648-2299-6.
maximilian, edelsheim, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Maximilian von Edelsheim news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Maximilian von Edelsheim 6 July 1897 26 April 1994 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 and Swords Maximilian von EdelsheimBorn 1897 07 06 6 July 1897Berlin German EmpireDied26 April 1994 1994 04 26 aged 96 Konstanz West GermanyAllegiance German Empire to 1918 Weimar Republic to 1933 Nazi GermanyService wbr branchArmy Wehrmacht Years of service1914 45RankGeneral der PanzertruppeCommands heldXLVIII Panzer CorpsBattles warsWorld War I World War IIAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and SwordsHe negotiated the surrender of German forces to the Americans at the bridge at Tangermunde on the Elbe River on or about May 2 1945 The German 12th Army under General Walther Wenck had previously done a 180 degree turn away from the Western Allies resulting from an order to relieve Berlin from the Soviet attack Disobeying the order Wenck fought due East into the Spree Forest region toward the town of Halbe and linked up with the remnants of the German 9th Army They then reversed and went west back to the Elbe There Edelsheim crossed the Elbe on a schwimmwagen and negotiated the surrender of all German forces on the West side of the Elbe to the Americans Awards editIron Cross 1914 2nd Class 27 November 1915 amp 1st Class 26 October 1918 1 Knight 2nd Class of Order of the Zahringer Lion with Swords 2nd Class 19 September 1939 amp 1st Class 14 October 1939 1 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight s Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr Abteilung 1 2 Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 2 Swords on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 24 Panzer Division 3 References editCitations edit a b Thomas 1997 p 142 a b Scherzer 2007 p 287 Fellgiebel 2000 p 45 Bibliography edit Fellgiebel Walther Peer 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten 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 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Thomas Franz 1997 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 1 A K The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 1 A K in German Osnabruck Germany Biblio Verlag ISBN 978 3 7648 2299 6 Military officesPreceded byGeneralleutnant Arno von Lenski Commander of 24 PanzerdivisionMarch 1943 August 1944 Succeeded byGeneralmajor Gustav Adolf von Nostitz WallwitzPreceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Fritz Hubert Graser Commander of XLVIII Panzerkorps20 September 1944 31 March 1945 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Wolf Hagemann Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maximilian von Edelsheim amp oldid 1206189477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
