Witzleben, von, Erwin
- Date of birth:
- December 4th, 1881 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 1944 (Berlin-Plötzensee/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Buried on:
- Invalidenfriedhof
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Erwin von Witzleben was hanged on 8th August 1944 for his part in the asassination attempt on Adolf Hitler's life on 20th July 1944.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst
- Unit:
- Oberbefehlshaber 1.Armee
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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