Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp
Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp | |
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 Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp in 1942 | |
| Born | 29 March 1890 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg |
| Died | 3 October 1942 (aged 52) Storoshewoje |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1910–1942 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held | 4th Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
General Willibald Karl Moritz Robert Rudolf Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp[a] (29 March 1890 – 3 October 1942) was a Panzer General in the German army during World War II.
He joined the 5th Dragoon Regiment of the Imperial German Army in 1910 and in World War I he reached the rank of Hauptmann. He was then retained in the Reichswehr where he served as a staff officer and was appointed commander of Cavalry Regiment 4 in 1935. He was promoted to Oberst in 1936 and in 1938 he was appointed as the inspector of horses and motor transport.
On 1 March 1940 he was promoted to Generalmajor and on 7 May 1940 he was commander of the 29th Infantry Division. For successfully crossing the Marne-Rhine Canal and advancing to the Swiss border he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940.
In September 1940 he was given command of the 4th Panzer Division which he led at opening stages of Operation Barbarossa. In January 1942 he was promoted to Generalleutnant and commanding general of the XXIV Panzer Corps and he led the German advance on Voronezh. On 17 February 1942 he was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knights Cross and on 1 June 1942 was promoted to General der Panzertruppe. During the summer 1942 offensive he led the corps to the Don River in Russia and he died on a visit to the front on 3 October 1942.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Cross of Honor
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
- 1st Class (14 June 1940)
- Panzer Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 29. Infanterie-Division[1]
- 75th Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Panzer-division[2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (5 October 1942)
Footnotes
- a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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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- 1890 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Karlsruhe
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German military personnel killed in World War II