Georg Stumme

Georg Stumme
Born	(1886-07-29)29 July 1886 Halberstadt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 56) Outpost Snipe, El Alamein, Kingdom of Egypt
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1906–1942
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	2nd Light Division 7th Panzer Division XL Army Corps Panzer Army Africa
Battles/wars	First World War World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Greece Case Blue Second Battle of El Alamein Defence of Outpost Snipe  †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Stumme (29 July 1886 – 24 October 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht 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. He had taken part in the Battle of France, the invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. He 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.