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| PERSONALIA |
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Bodenhausen, Freiherr von, Erpo |
| Date of birth: | April 12th, 1897 (Schloß Arnstein/Kurhesse, Germany)
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May 9th, 1945 (Grobin, Latvia)
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BIOGRAPHY:
In service from October 2nd 1914.
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen comitted suicide in Grobin on 9th May 1945. At that moment he was in command of the L.Armeekorps with the rank of Generalmajor.
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
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Unit:
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Schützen-Regiment 28
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Awarded on:
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January 31st, 1942
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Generalmajor (Brigadier)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 12.Panzer-Division / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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December 15th, 1943
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Details:
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Submitted on December 11th 1943.
Preliminay document and decoration on December 17th 1943 to Standortältester Cottbus.
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| Information source(s): |
- FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, September 2010, ISSN 1866-4709
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