Edgar Röhricht

Edgar Röhricht
Born	(1892-06-16)16 June 1892 Liebau
Died	Heilbronn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–20 1935–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	95. Infanterie-Division XX. Armeekorps LIX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Hube's Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Edgar Röhricht was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (9 April 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division

Footnotes

• ^a Wikipedia lists 15 April 1944 as the date that Edgar Röhricht was awarded his Knight's Cross, Fellgiebel and Lexikon der Wehrmacht list it as 15 May 1944.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• specialcamp11

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Edward Aldrian	Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 3 October 1942 – September 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav Gihr
Preceded by General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman	Commander of XX. Armeekorps December 1943 – January 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 21 March 1944 – 2 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 10 June 1944 – 29 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow