Paul Scheuerpflug
Paul Scheuerpflug | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1896 Netphen |
| Died | 8 August 1945 (aged 49) Auschwitz |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | Infanterie-Regiment 116 68. Infantrie-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Paul Scheuerpflug (3 July 1896 – 8 August 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 68th Infantry Division. He was also a recipient 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. Paul Scheuerpflug was wounded 8 May 1945, and captured by Soviet troops. He died in a POW camp hospital at Auschwitz.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (22 September 1915)
- 1st Class (27 January 1917)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (25 June 1940)
- 1st Class (4 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 September 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 116[1]
- 791st Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 68. Infanterie-Division [2]
- Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht (10 November 1943, 14 December 1943, and 19 September 1944)
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:
- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- Prisoners who died in Soviet detention