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Eugen Ritter von Schobert
Born
13 March 1883 Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died
12 September 1941(1941-09-12) (aged 58) Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
German Empire • Bavaria Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Imperial German Army • Bavarian Army Reichsheer German Army
Years of service
1902–41
Rank
Generaloberst
Commands held
17th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division VII Army Corps 11th Army
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of Verdun
German spring offensive of 1918
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa †
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Eugen Siegfried Erich Ritter von Schobert (13 March 1883 – 12 September 1941) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 11th Army during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Schobert died when his observation plane crashed in a Soviet minefield.
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German Empire
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Weimar Republic
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Imperial German Army
Reichsheer
German Army
Generaloberst