Ernst König
German general
Ernst König | |
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Born | (1908-08-12)12 August 1908 |
Died | 18 March 1986(1986-03-18) (aged 77) |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1935–1945 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 31st Infantry Division 28th Jäger Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Ernst König (12 August 1908 – 3 March 1986) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) & 1st Class (10 October 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 82[2]
- 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[3]
- 598th Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 12[4]
References
Citations
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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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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 |
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