Ernst Anton von Krosigk

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Years of service 1915–45 Service/branch German Army Died March 16, 1945, Courland		Name Ernst-Anton Krosigk Rank General der Infanterie

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceLvov–Sandomierz OffensiveCourland Pocket † Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, Courland Pocket Commands held 1st Infantry Division, XVI Army Corps, 16th Army

Ernst-Anton von Krosigk (5 March 1898 – 16 March 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Krosigk was killed in an air-attack by Soviet forces on 16 March 1945 in the Courland Pocket.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 September 1916) & 1st Class (12 September 1918)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1940) & 1st Class (19 June 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 9 August 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the I. Armeekorps

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 12 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Infanterie Division

827th Oak Leaves on 12 April 1945 (Posthumously) as General der Infanterie and commander of XVI.Armeekorps

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