Erich Schneider
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Erich Schneider
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Born | 12 August 1894 Biedenkopf |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wiesbaden |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 4. Panzer-Division 14. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erich Schneider (12 August 1894 – 3 August 1980) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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 Schneider was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947. He held an engineer's degree, called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.) in German.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4. Panzer-Division[2]
- 768th Oak Leaves on 6 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division[3]
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Erich Schneider @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived February 16, 2011)
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Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Heinrich Eberbach
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Commander of 4. Panzer-Division 14 November 1942 – 31 May 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Dietrich von Saucken |
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hermann Flörke
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Commander of 14. Infanterie-Division 28 December 1944 – 20 March 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Paul von Below |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 14th Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 11 |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 53 | ||
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 101 | ||
Artillerie-Regiment 14 | ||
Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1014 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 54 | ||
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 14 | ||
1Knight's Cross with the 4th Panzer-Division 2Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 1143 (561st Volksgrenadier Division) 3Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 32 (24th Infantry-Division) 3Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 446 (134th Infantry-Division)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Panzer Division
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5. Panzer-Brigade |
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4. Schützen-Brigade | ||
Panzer-Regiment 35 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 12 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 33 |
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Panzerartillerie-Regiment 103 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49 |
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Kradschützen-Bataillon 34 |
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Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 7 |
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Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | ||
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 79 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with the 29th Infantry Division. 2 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzergruppe, Swords with 3rd Panzer Army. 3 Diamonds with the AOK Ostpreußen. 4 Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division 5 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzer Division, Swords with the III Panzer Corps. 6 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35, Oak Leaves with the 5. Panzer-Brigade. 7 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 15 (11th Panzer Division). 8 Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. 9 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 69 (10th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division. 10 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division). 11 Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 (14th Panzer Division), Swords with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 (5th Panzer Division).
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- 1894 births
- 1980 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- People from Marburg-Biedenkopf
- People from the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
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