Army general to identify

[Robert Noss]

Just got this nice portrait of an army general and KC-holder.



If possible I would like to know his name, if by chance anybody had seen the face before. Unfortunately no other information as just this photo.

But regardless of his name, he has a strange way of fixing his knight's cross:



It looks like he uses a rope or something.

And another interesting feature of this photo - I can not recall ever having seen a general covering his shoulder-boards for camouflage purpose.



And last - he is not wearing a general's great coat.

Kind regards
Robert

[Michael Miller]

Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg

GEYR VON SCHWEPPENBURG, Leo Freiherr
(1886-1974)
General der Panzertruppe
Born: 2. 3. 86 - Potsdam
Died: 27. 1. 74 - Irschenhausen
Promotions
Gen.d.Pz.Tr.: 1. 4. 40; Gen.Lt.: 1. 10. 37; Gen.Maj.: 1. 9. 35; Oberst: 1. 10. 32; Obstlt.: 1. 2. 30; Lt. (Drag.R. 26): 18. 10. 05 (P. 25. 4. 04); Eintritt Fhj.: 29. 6. 04
Commands – Assignments
Insp.d. Pz.Tr.: 7. 8. 44
Pz.Gr. West: 24. 1. 44 - 2. 7. 44
LVIII Pz.K.: 5. 8. 43
Gen. der Pztr. beim OB West: 20. 5. 43
LXXXVI A.K. (m.d.V.b.): 21. 2. 43 - 1. 4. 43
XXXX Pz.K.: 9. 7. 42
XXIV.Pz. K. 15.2.40 - 7. 1. 42
3 Pz.D.: 12. 10. 37
Milit.Attache b London, Brussel, u. Den Haag: 1. 4. 33
R.R. 14: 1. 2. 31
Reichswehr
Awards & Decorations
Ritterkreuz: 9. 7. 41
Postwar
US Kgf. bis Juli 1947

[Robert Noss]

Hello Michael,

thanks a lot. How did You find out so fast ?
That is an excellent information, as always, I am very glad to
be able to put a name to the face. Great work.

Kind regards
Robert

[CSP]

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[Michael Miller]

...

Hallo, Robert.

Very happy that I could assist. I have the faces and names of countless military and political figures of the Third Reich tattooed to the inside of my eyelids, so I need only close my eyes and-- but seriously, just remembered the photo and ID from Bender/Odegard's Panzertruppe book (R.J. Bender Publishing, 1980).

Best wishes,
~ Mike Miller / ABR

Hello Michael,

thanks a lot. How did You find out so fast ?
That is an excellent information, as always, I am very glad to
be able to put a name to the face. Great work.

Kind regards
Robert

[Robin Lumsden]

Robert.

I think the RK hanger has been retouched.

The thing I like best about that photo is the cap eagle!!

It looks like one of these Hollywood mock-ups from the '50s!!

Just goes to show that even Generals wore sub-standard bits from time to time.

Note also that he's wearing captured British anti-gas goggles, of the type favoured by Rommel.

As always, another great picture.

Robin.