Edgar Röhricht

Edgar Röhricht
Born	(1892-06-16)16 June 1892
Died	11 February 1967(1967-02-11) (aged 74)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	XX Army Corps LIX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944^[a] as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.

Bibliography

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Edward Aldrian	Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 3 October 1942 – September 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav Gihr
Preceded by General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman	Commander of XX. Armeekorps December 1943 – January 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 21 March 1944 – 2 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 10 June 1944 – 29 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow

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