Erwin Rauch

Erwin Rauch
Born	(1889-10-19)19 October 1889
Died	26 February 1969(1969-02-26) (aged 79) Kirchenlamitz^[1]
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Rauch (19 October 1889 – 26 February 1969) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Rauch surrendered to the American troops in September 1944 after the fall of Brest.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 123. Infanterie-Division^[2]

↑ Damerau, Helmut & Hausen, Wolfgang: Deutsches Soldatenjahrbuch 1996. Schild Verlag, 1996. ISBN 9783880141124. p.146
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 285.

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walter Lichel	Commander of 123. Infanterie-Division 6 August 1941 – 17 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Menny
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Menny	Commander of 123. Infanterie-Division 1 November 1943 – 15 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Louis Tronnier
Preceded by Generalmajor Hermann Kruse	Commander of 343. Infanterie-Division 1 February 1944 – 19 September 1944	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 123rd Infantry Division
Felix Becker Albert Graf von der Goltz¹ (Oak Leaves) Walter Lichel Erwin Rauch
¹ Oak Leaves with Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 (3rd Mountain Division)

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