Ernst König (General)

Ernst König (born May 12, 1908 in Fulda , † March 4, 1986 in Göttingen ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

As a colonel , Ernst König was in command of the 31st Infantry Division for several days in June / July 1944 . From November 20, 1944 to April 12, 1945 he was in command of the 28th Infantry Division . In this position he was promoted to major general on January 30, 1945. With the division he took part in the Battle of East Prussia and the Kesselschlacht von Heiligenbeil .

From April 12 to 18, 1945, König was in command of the 12th Volksgrenadier Division (some sources overlap with Eugen König , who, however, only led the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division and not the 12th Volksgrenadier Division at the same time ). On April 18, 1945 he was captured near Wuppertal .

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on March 7, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on September 16, 1943
- Oak leaves on September 21, 1944 (598th award)

Individual evidence

^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 77 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).
↑ ^a ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 244 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 52 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham Jr: Panzer Commanders of the Western Front: German Tank Generals in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8117-4922-0 ( google.de [accessed May 3, 2019]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 51 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).
↑ 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, 218 .

personal data
SURNAME	King, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	May 12, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fulda
DATE OF DEATH	March 4th 1986
Place of death	Goettingen

[1] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 77 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).

[:0-2] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 244 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).

[3] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 52 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).

[4] Samuel W. Mitcham Jr: Panzer Commanders of the Western Front: German Tank Generals in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8117-4922-0 ( google.de [accessed May 3, 2019]).

[5] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 51 ( google.de [accessed on May 3, 2019]).

[6] 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 .

[7] 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, 218 .