Erich Straube

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Years of service 1907–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Erich Straube Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Yelnya OffensiveBattle of MoscowBattle of the CaucasusOperation OverlordBattle of Hurtgen ForestOperation Veritable Died March 31, 1971, Osterode am Harz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 268th Infantry Division, XIII Army Corps, 74e corps d'armee, 86e corps d'armee, 1st Parachute Army

Erich Straube (11 December 1887 – 31 March 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class (5 May 1916)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 November 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 268.Infanterie-Division

609th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps

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