Erich-Heinrich Clößner

Erich-Heinrich Clößner
Born	17 September 1888 Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died	28 March 1976 (aged 87) Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	25. Infanterie-Division LIII. Armeekorps IX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight'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

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (9 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (16 September 1915)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (17 April 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 February 1935)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (6 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Infanterie-Division ^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 15 July 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the LIII. Armeekorps^[2]

References

Citations

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

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.
• 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.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.