Paul Scheuerpflug (3 July 1896 – 8 August 1945) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 68th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Paul Scheuerpflug | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1896 |
| Died | 8 August 1945 (aged 49) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 68th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Scheuerpflug was wounded 8 May 1945, and taken prisoner by Soviet troops. He died in a POW camp hospital at Auschwitz.
Awards and decorations
edit- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 September 1915 & 1st Class (27 January 1917))[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 June 1940) & 1st Class (4 July 1941)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 September 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 116[2]
- 791st Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 68. Infanterie-Division[3]
References
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editBibliography
edit- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
