Years of service 1918–19
1938–43 Name Erwin Koopmann Service/branch German Army | Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 76 Died 1943 | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Siege of Leningrad
Battle for Velikiye Luki
Lower Dnieper Offensive Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Erwin Koopmann (1 January 1900 – 10 November 1943) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erwin Koopmann was killed on 10 November 1943 in Ulianivka, Ukraine and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 November 1943.
Awards and decorations
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