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Friedrich Herrlein

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Years of service
  
1910–45

Rank
  
General der Infanterie


Name
  
Friedrich Herrlein

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Belostock Offensive Osovets Offensive East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
July 28, 1974, Giessen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France

Commands held
  
71st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Division, 55e corps d'armee

Friedrich Herrlein (27 April 1889 – 28 July 1974) was a German general (General der Infanterie) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LV Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of by Nazi Germany. Herrlein surrendered to the British troops in 1945 and was interned until 1948.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 18. Infanterie-Division
  • References

    Friedrich Herrlein Wikipedia