Erich Jaschke
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Erich Jaschke
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| Born | 11 May 1890 Danzig |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1909–45 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 20. Infanterie-Division LV. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erich Jaschke (11 May 1890 – 18 October 1961) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Erich Jaschke was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90[2]
- 295th Oak Leaves on 7 September 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of LV. Armeekorps[3]
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| Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hans Zorn
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Commander of 20. Infanterie-Division 12 January 1942 – 30 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Georg Jauer |
| Preceded by
Generalmajor Rudolf Freiherr von Roman
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Commander of LV. Armeekorps 10 March 1943 – 5 October 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein |
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment (mot.) 76 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 |
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment (mot.) 90 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 90 |
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1 Oak Leaves with the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps. 2 Oak Leaves with the 16th Infantry Division (mot.) and Swords with the 16th Panzergrenadier Division. 3 Oak Leaves with the LV. Armeekorps. 4 Oak Leaves with Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.) (10th Infantry Division). 5 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 (17th Panzer Division)
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Categories:
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- 1890 births
- 1961 deaths
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- People from Gdańsk
- People from West Prussia
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
