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Alexander Conrady
Alexander Conrady (16 July 1903 – 21 December 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 36th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Conrady was taken prisoner by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration; he was released in 1955.
Awards and decorations.
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (2 October 1936)
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 October 1939) & 1st
Alexander Eugen Conrady
Alexander Eugen Conrady (January 27, 1866 – June 16, 1944) was an eminent optical designer, academician, and textbook author.
Ancestry.
The Conrady family had long lived in Germany near the border with the Netherlands, as A.E. Conrady records in an autobiographical account, augmented and published by his daughter Hilda Conrady Kingslake. His paternal male ancestors from at least the 17th century up to the time of his father had been headmasters in the school of the town of Uedem. His father after