Erich Jaschke
Erich Jaschke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1890 Danzig |
| Died | 18 October 1961 (aged 71) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1909–1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 20. Infanterie-Division LV. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erich Jaschke (11 May 1890 – 18 October 1961) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erich Jaschke was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (5 November 1914)
- 1st Class (5 April 1915)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (31 May 1940)
- 1st Class (8 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90[1]
- 295th Oak Leaves on 7 September 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of LV. Armeekorps[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1961 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- People from Gdańsk