Joachim von Tresckow
Joachim Adam Otto von Tresckow (born June 20, 1894 in Danzig-Langfuhr , † November 3, 1958 in Bückeburg ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Tresckow fought as an officer in World War I , was wounded several times and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the Wound Badge in silver. In the Wehrmacht during World War II, he was in command of the 328th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front until it was dissolved on November 2, 1943, and the 18th Air Force Field Division on the German Western Front in 1944/1945 . In 1944 he became the deputy leader of the XXX. Army Corps and in the last months of the war in 1945 he became Lieutenant General von Tresckow with the deputy leadership of the LIX. Army Corps instructed.
Awards
- German cross in gold on December 15, 1941
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on September 19, 1944
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 .
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| SURNAME | Tresckow, Joachim von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tresckow, Joachim Adam Otto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig-Langfuhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd November 1958 |
| Place of death | Buckeburg |