| Erich Straube | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1887 |
| Died | 31 March 1971(1971-03-31) (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands | 268th Infantry Division XIII Army Corps LXXIV Army Corps LXXXVI Army Corps 1st Parachute Army |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erich Straube (11 December 1887 – 31 March 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
In late August 1944 Straube took command of a provisional army made up of approximately 70,000 personnel. This force suffered heavy casualties during the Battle of the Mons Pocket, with approximately 3,500 Germans being killed and 25,000 taken prisoner. Straube escaped.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class (5 May 1916)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 November 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 268.Infanterie-Division
- 609th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNone | Commander of 268. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 – 6 January 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Heinz Greiner |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher | Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 21 April 1942 – 20 February 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich Siebert |
| Preceded byNone | Commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps 27 July 1943 – 16 December 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Carl Püchler |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Carl Püchler | Commander of LXXXVI. Armeekorps 17 December 1944 – 28 April 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
| Preceded byGeneraloberst Kurt Student | Commander of 1. Fallschirm-Armee 28 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
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