Erich-Heinrich Clößner

Erich-Heinrich Clößner
Born	(1888-09-17)17 September 1888 Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died	28 March 1976(1976-03-28) (aged 87) Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	25. Infanterie-Division LIII. Armeekorps IX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich-Heinrich Philipp Karl Albert Reinhard Clößner (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. 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. Erich Clößner was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (9 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (16 September 1915)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (30 May 1918)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (17 April 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 February 1935)
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (6 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (15 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Generaloberst Rudolf Schmidt	Commander of 2. Panzer-Armee 11 April 1943 – 6 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt	Commander of IX. Armeekorps 15 October 1943 – 5 December 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Rolf Wuthmann