Ernst Dehner

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Years of service 1914–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Ernst Dehner 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)Battle of Moscow Died September 13, 1970, Wiesbaden, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 1. Nassauisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 87, 106th Infantry Division, 82e corps d'armee

Ernst Dehner (5 March 1889 – 13 September 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1948 he was found guilty of war crimes at the Hostages Trial and was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment, but was released in 1951.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division

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