Erich Geißler

Erich Geißler
Born	11 December 1895 Büdingen
Died	Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1924–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 78. Volkssturm-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Geißler (11 December 1895 – 2 May 1967) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 July 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 200 (motorized) in DAK

External links

• Erich Geißler @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Nagel	Commander of 78. Volkssturm-Division 1 May 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None