Erich Klawe

Erich Klawe
Born	(1906-03-24)24 March 1906 Allenstein
Died	30 May 1983(1983-05-30) (aged 77) Regensburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1927–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 457
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Klawe (24 March 1906 – 30 May 1983) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (22 August 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 July 1942 as Hauptmann and leader of I./Infanterie-Regiment 23
  • 227th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943 as Major and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 23

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)
• 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht