Edmund Blaurock

Edmund Blaurock
Born	(1899-10-12)12 October 1899 Nuremberg
Died	Nuremberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	56. Infanterie-Division Infanterie Division Ulrich von Hutten 5 Jäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Edmund Blaurock (12 October 1899 – 25 January 1966) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Edmund Blaurock was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (26 August 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Anschluss Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (24 October 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 June 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 4 June 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320
  • 746th Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 56. Infanterie-Division

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939—1945
• specialcamp11

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller	Commander of 56. Infanterie-Division September 1944 – 29 March 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Formed from remnants of 56. Infanterie-Division	Commander of Infanterie Division Ulrich von Hutten 29 March 1945 – 13 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gerhard Engel
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Sixt	Commander of 5. Jäger Division 19 April 1945 – 3 May 1945	Succeeded by None