Erich Jaschke (11 May 1890 – 18 October 1961) was a general in the
Wehrmacht
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of
Nazi Germany
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during
World War II
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who commanded the
20th Infantry Division and late the LV. Army Corps. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
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Iron Cross
The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...
(1914) 2nd Class (5 November 1914) & 1st Class (5 April 1915)
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Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
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Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 May 1940) & 1st Class (8 July 1941)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as ''
Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90
** 295th Oak Leaves on 7 September 1943 as ''
General der Infanterie'' and commander of LV. Armeekorps
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1890 births
1961 deaths
Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
German Army personnel of World War I
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
Military personnel from Gdańsk
People from West Prussia
Prussian Army personnel
Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Reichswehr personnel
German Army personnel of World War II