Ernst König

Ernst König
Born	(1908-08-12)12 August 1908 Fulda
Died	18 March 1986(1986-03-18) (aged 77) Göttingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	31. Infanterie-Division 28. Jäger Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police Officer

Ernst König (12 August 1908 – 3 March 1986) 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 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 (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (10 October 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (?)
• German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 82
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 16 September 1943 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 12
  • 598th Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 12

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 (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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Willifrank Ochsner	Commander of 31. Infanterie-Division June 1944 – 1 July 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Hans-Joachim von Stolzmann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg	Commander of 28. Jäger-Division 20 November 1944 – 11 April 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Hans Tempelhoff