Years of service 1911–19
1933–45 Service/branch German Army | Name Erwin Jollasse Rank Generalleutnant | |
Born 8 December 1892
Hamburg, German Empire ( 1892-12-08 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of the Netherlands
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kursk
Operation Overlord
Falaise pocket
Upper Silesian Offensive Died March 8, 1987, Tutzing, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of the Netherlands | ||
Commands held 9th Panzer Division | ||
Erwin Jollasse (12 December 1892 – 8 March 1987) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Jollasse took command of the 9th Panzer Division on July 22, 1943 and held it until he was wounded in October, he later resumed command in November and held it to August 10, 1944, when he was wounded again. In late 1944 he was declared fit for limited service and was given a desk job at the Inspectorate of Panzer Troops. In March 1945 he was named to replace Maj. Gen Rudolf Goltzsch as commander of the 344. Volksgrenadier Division in Czechoslovakia, a command he held until April 30, 1945, when he and twenty-five other men broke out of the Soviet encirclement and eluded the Red and US Armies until June 8. He was released from prison on June 30, 1947, and died on March 14, 1987, in Tutzing.