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'''Erich-Heinrich Philipp Karl Albert Reinhard Clößner''' (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a general in the ] during ] who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the ]. '''Erich-Heinrich Philipp Karl Albert Reinhard Clößner''' (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a highly decorated ] in the ] during ] who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the ]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.


==Awards and decorations== ==Awards and decorations==

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Erich-Heinrich Clößner
Born(1888-09-17)17 September 1888
Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died28 March 1976(1976-03-28) (aged 87)
Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchHeer
Years of service1907–45
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands25. Infanterie-Division
LIII. Armeekorps
IX. Armeekorps
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich-Heinrich Philipp Karl Albert Reinhard Clößner (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

References

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Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 74.

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Military offices
Preceded byGeneraloberst Rudolf Schmidt Commander of 2. Panzer-Armee
11 April 1943 – 6 August 1943 		Succeeded byGeneralfeldmarschall Walter Model
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Hans Schmidt Commander of IX. Armeekorps
15 October 1943 – 5 December 1943 		Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Rolf Wuthmann
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 25th Infantry Division
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