Traugott Herr

Traugott Herr
Born	(1890-09-16)16 September 1890 Weferlingen, Province of Saxony
Died	13 April 1976(1976-04-13) (aged 85) Achterwehr
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	13. Panzer Division LXXVI. Panzerkorps 14. Armee 10. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Traugott Herr (16 September 1890 – 13 April 1976) was a German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II. As a result of the spring 1945 offensive in Italy, he was captured by the British on 2 May 1945, and held captive until his repatriation in 1948.

Herr was born in Weferlingen in the Prussian Province of Saxony. He died in Achterwehr.

Awards

• Wound Badge in Black
• 1914 Iron Cross
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (21 October 1915)
• House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Bavarian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class)
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• 1939 clasp to the Iron Cross
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (12 May 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of the 13. Schützen-Brigade
  • 110th Oak Leaves on 9 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 13. Panzer-Division
  • 117th Swords on 18 December 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the LXXVI.Panzerkorps
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 June 1944 and 22 September 1944

References

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
• 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.

External links

• Traugott Herr @ Special Camp 11