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Erich Schopper

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Years of service
  
1912–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Erich Schopper

Service/branch
  
German Army

Erich Schopper 3rd Reich Germany Ritterkreuztraeger Generalleutnant Erich Schopper

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
81. Infanterie-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket

Died
  
August 18, 1978, Minden, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, Demyansk Pocket, World War II

Erich Schopper (2 July 1892 – 18 August 1978) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 81. Infanterie-Division

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