Erich Abraham

Erich Abraham (born March 27, 1895 in Marienburg ; † March 7, 1971 in Wiesbaden ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .

Life

Abraham came with the outbreak of the First World War as a volunteer in the German Order Infantry Regiment. 152 a. On December 6, 1914 he became a private and on March 15, 1915 a non-commissioned officer . On May 12, 1915, he was promoted to vice sergeant and aspiring officer. On August 12, 1915, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment 341, where he initially served as platoon leader . From August 19 to September 6, 1915, he also served as deputy company commander and from February 20 to April 26, 1916 as deputy adjutant of the 1st Battalion. From May 20, 1916 he was then appointed deputy adjutant of the III. Battalion and appointed him adjutant on September 11, 1916. In the same capacity, Abraham was active from February 13, 1917 in the 1st Battalion and as such was promoted to lieutenant in the reserve on July 11, 1917 . As such, he served as an orderly officer with the regimental staff from July 20, 1917. Abraham was then assigned to the staff of the 86th Division as an orderly officer on January 25, 1918 . Here he stayed after the end of the war and on December 19, 1918, he joined the Drews Volunteer Detachment .

Abraham was in on March 1, 1920 Reichswehr adopted but retired from active service in the course of further downsizing the army on May 20, 1920 and received on 9 September 1920 nor the character as a lieutenant of the reserve awarded. He then joined the police at the Stettin Police Headquarters on May 21, 1920 . From June 20, 1921, he worked there as a civic leader and in the district service. Abraham completed a course from August 20 to December 20, 1923 at the Higher Police School Eiche and, after being promoted to police captain on April 9, 1925, was employed as an adjutant for personnel matters at the command of the police from December 1, 1925. From August 15 to October 1, 1932, he came back to the Eiche Police School and completed a guide assistant course. He was then transferred as an adjutant to the state police station in Charlottenburg and on October 1, 1933 to the staff of the state police station in Brandenburg-Berlin. From there he was ordered to the Führer course B and on April 20, 1934 he was promoted to police major . As such, he was group leader of Department IIa of the Brandenburg State Police Inspectorate.

He joined the army on October 15, 1935 and was initially used as a company commander in the 18th Infantry Regiment. In the same function, Abraham was active in Infantry Regiment 105 from October 6, 1936 and was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion on February 27, 1937. In this function, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 30, 1938 .

After the beginning of the Second World War, Abraham took over the 2nd Battalion of Infantry Regiment 266 on November 21, 1939 and was appointed commander of Infantry Regiment 230 with effect from March 29, 1940. On April 1, 1943, he was entrusted with the leadership of the 76th Infantry Division and Abraham was appointed commander two months later. As commanding general of the LXIII. With the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht , Abraham became a prisoner of war in the US Army Corps , from which he was released on August 17, 1947.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on March 7, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on November 13, 1942
- with oak leaves on June 26, 1944 (516th award)
Commander of the Order of the Crown of Romania on June 22, 1942
Infantry Assault Badge June 3, 1943

literature

Dermot Bradley: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945, Volume 1 Abberger-Bitthorn , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 , pp. 5-7.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 187.

personal data
SURNAME	Abraham, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	March 27, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marienburg
DATE OF DEATH	March 7, 1971
Place of death	Wiesbaden

[Scherzer-1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 187.