Erich Jaschke
Erich Jaschke (born May 11, 1890 in Danzig ; † October 14, 1961 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .
Life
Jaschke fought as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and served in various units.
In 1938 he was promoted to colonel in the Wehrmacht . He led the 20th Infantry Division as commander in World War II . Between March 10, 1943 and October 5, 1943, Jaschke was the commanding general of the LV. Army corps that was deployed on the Central Eastern Front as part of the 2nd Panzer Army in the Schisdra area.
Jaschke was in American captivity from May 1945 to 1947.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on December 4, 1941
- Oak leaves on September 7, 1943 (295th award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General2/JASCHKE_ERICH.html
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 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 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 63, 200 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaschke, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1961 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |