Erich Straube
Erich Straube (born December 11, 1887 in Elsterwerda ; † March 31, 1971 in Osterode am Harz ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .
Life
Straube fought as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and served in various units. He led in the Second World War as commander of the 268th Infantry Division and as commander the 1st Parachute Army . Later in the war Straube worked as the commanding general of the XIII. Army Corps , of the LXXIV. Army Corps and the LXXXVI. Army Corps .
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 July 19, 1940
- Oak leaves on September 30, 1944 (609th award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 75, 336 .
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| SURNAME | Straube, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsterwerda |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1971 |
| Place of death | Osterode am Harz |