Erich Straube

Erich Straube
Born	11 December 1887
Died	31 March 1971 (aged 83)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	268th Infantry Division XIII Army Corps LXXIV Army Corps LXXXVI Army Corps 1st Parachute Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Straube (11 December 1887 – 31 March 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class (5 May 1916)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 November 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 268.Infanterie-Division^[2]
  • 609th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 359.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 336.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.