Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz

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Years of service 1916–45 Service/branch German Army Died 1953, Asbest, Russia		Name Mauritz von Rank Generalleutnant

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradTartu OffensiveCourland Pocket Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France
Commands held 87th Infantry Division

Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz (12 December 1898 – 10 December 1953) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Strachwitz surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He died on 10 December 1953 in Camp Asbest in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 87. Infanterie-Division

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