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'''Erich Gottfried Abraham''' (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) was a [[Germany|German]] general of [[Infantry]], serving during [[World War II]]. Abraham commanded the ''LXIII. Armeekorps'' on the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]] in 1945. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
'''Erich Gottfried Abraham''' (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) [[Roman Catholic]] was a [[Germany|German]] general of [[Infantry]], serving during [[World War II]]. Abraham commanded the ''LXIII. Armeekorps'' on the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]] in 1945. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.


Abraham was born in [[Malbork|Marienburg]] in [[East Prussia]]. He died in [[Wiesbaden]].
Abraham was born in [[Malbork|Marienburg ]] in [[East Prussia]]. He died in [[Wiesbaden]].


== Military career ==
== Military career ==

Revision as of 00:19, 7 June 2013

Erich Abraham
Erich Abraham
Born(1895-03-27)27 March 1895
Marienburg in East Prussia
Died7 March 1971(1971-03-07) (aged 75)
Wiesbaden
Buried
Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchHeer
Years of service1914–1945
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands76. Infanterie-Division
LXIII. Armeekorps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Gottfried Abraham (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) Roman Catholic was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. Abraham commanded the LXIII. Armeekorps on the Western Front in 1945. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Abraham was born in Marienburg in East Prussia. He died in Wiesbaden.

Military career

Erich Abraham volunteered for military service on 4 August 1914 and on 11 July 1915 was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 341 as a Leutnant of the military reserves. Oberleutnant Abraham left the military service on 20 May 1920 and joined the police as a Leutnant. On 15 October 1935 he again joined the military service holding the rank of Major and as a company commander was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 18.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f Thomas 1997, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c Thomas and Wegmann 1987, p. 10.
  3. ^ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 10.
  4. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 187.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
  • Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1153-6.
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg
 Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division
April 1, 1943 – July, 1944 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
 Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division
August, 1944 – 17 October 1944 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski

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