__NOTOC__ Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz (12 December 1898 – 10 December 1953) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

. Strachwitz surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the

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. He died on 10 December 1953 in Camp

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in the

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Awards and decorations

on 9 January 1945 as ''

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'' and commander of the 87. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2003, p. 335.

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