Career
On 22 March 1911 Egon von Neindorff joined Jäger battalion 12, in which he served as a company commander in the First World War. At the end of the war he was transferred to the Reichswehr, Infantry regiment 10, and on 15 October 1935 to infantry regiment 102, of which he became company commander and a battalion commander. On 1 October 1936 Neindorff was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on 1 August 1939 to Colonel.
At the beginning of the, Neindorff was commanding officer of Infantry Regiment 456 at Döbeln.
On 10 January 1940, he took over command of Infantry Regiment 433. From June 1941, after the end of the campaign in the West, Neindorff led his regiment into Russia.
After being wounded and recovering, on July 1, 1942 Neindorff took command of Fortress Brigade 1 in Crete. From September 1942 he commanded the 189th Reserve Division, and on 1 December 1942 was promoted to major-general.
On 1 May 1943 Neindorff became commander of the 356th Infantry Division in Toulon, on 5 October 1943 he took over command of the 216th Infantry-Division in Orel, on 20 October 1943 he commanded the 137th Infantry division in Gomel, and from 16 December 1943 the 6th Infantry division south of Gomel.
From 17 January 1944 Neindorff led the 36th Infantry division in Bobruisk. On 22 January 1944 he became commander of the German garrison at Tarnopol. In March–April 1944, it was encircled by Soviet forces.
Hitler had declared Tarnopol a fortified strong point, to be held to the last manitoba
A German relief attempt was mounted 11 April, but fell short of its goal. Neindorff was killed in action on 15 April.
Organized resistance quickly collapsed. The garrison of about 4,600 was lost with only 55 men reaching German lines the next day.
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