Edgar Feuchtinger Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edgar Feuchtinger, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Germany.

6 records1943–19446 events1 places

Chronological biography

1943

Commander of 21st Panzer DivisionJuly 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 21st Panzer Division

Appointed Commander of the 21st Panzer Division

Brigadier General1 August 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Brigadier General

Appointed Brigadier General

1944

Siege of CaenJune 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 21st Panzer Division · Caen

Fights around Caen during the Normandy invasion where most of his Div is destroyed

Counterattack at Caen6 June 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 21st Panzer Division · Caen

Feuchtinger's division launched the only major German armoured counterattack against the Allied bridgehead on D-Day.

Operation Epsom26 June 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 21st Panzer Division · Caen

Feuchtinger's division held positions south-east of the British Epsom attack and protected approaches to Caen.

Major General1 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General

Appointed Major General

Titles and roles

Brigadier General · Commander of 21st Panzer Division · Major General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.