Erich Abraham

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For the Wehrmacht soldier, see Erich Abraham (soldier).
Erich Abraham
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Erich Abraham
Birth name Erich Gottfried Abraham
Born (1895-03-27)27 March 1895
Marienburg, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Malbork, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany
Buried
Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held 76. Infanterie-Division
LXIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Gottfried Abraham (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. Abraham commanded the LXIII. Armeekorps on the Western Front in 1945. 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.

Abraham was born in Marienburg in West Prussia. He died in Wiesbaden.

Military career

Erich Abraham volunteered for military service on 4 August 1914 and on 11 July 1915 was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 341 as a Leutnant of the military reserves. Oberleutnant Abraham left the military service on 20 May 1920 and joined the police as a Leutnant. On 15 October 1935 he again joined the military service holding the rank of Major and as a company commander was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 18.

During the Second World War he served on the Eastern Front as an infantry regimental and division commander rising to the rank of lieutenant general. He was decorated numerous times and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg
 Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division
April 1, 1943 – July, 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
 Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division
August, 1944 – 17 October 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Thomas 1997, p. 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 10.
  3. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 187.
  5. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.
  6. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
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