Paul Scheuerpflug

Paul Scheuerpflug (born July 3, 1896 in Netphen , Westphalia , † August 8, 1945 in a prisoner-of-war camp near Auschwitz ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .

Life

Scheuerpflug served as an officer in the First World War . After the end of the war he served in the Reichswehr . In the Wehrmacht he led the 68th Infantry Division as commander during the Second World War .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1939) in black
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on September 6, 1942
- Oak leaves on March 16, 1945 (791st award)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Scrub plow, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	July 3, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Netphen , Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH	August 8, 1945
Place of death	POW camp near Auschwitz

[1] 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 .