Paulus, Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst

Date of birth:: September 23rd, 1890 (Breitenau-Gershage/Hessen-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:: February 1st, 1957 (Dresden/Sachsen, Germany)
Buried on:: German War Graves Hauptfriedhof Baden-Baden
Nationality:: German

Biography

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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:: Chef des Generalstabes 10. Armee
Awarded on:: September 21st, 1939

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:: Chef des Generalstabes 10. Armee
Awarded on:: September 27th, 1939

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 30th, 1942

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: August 11th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General der Panzertruppen (Lieutenant-General of Armoured Forces)
Unit:: Oberbefehlshaber 6. Armee
Awarded on:: August 26th, 1942

Awarded for his handling of the 6. Armee during the Second Battle of Kharkov. Utilizing all available forces, Paulus was able to hold the front NE of Kharkov while keeping the Soviet southern spearhead under control long enough for the attack of the 1. Panzer-Armee to cut it off. Paulus then responded to this new development by stripping forces from his Armee’s northern sector and committing these additional forces to the SE of Kharkov, thereby ensuring the swift destruction of the trapped Soviet forces.

Red Zeljeni Trolist First Class Cross with Oak Wreath

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General der Panzertruppen (Lieutenant-General of Armoured Forces)
Unit:: Oberbefehlshaber 6. Armee
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1943

Nr. 293.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generaloberst (General)
Unit:: Oberbefehlshaber, 6. Armee
Awarded on:: January 15th, 1943

Awarded for his leadership of the 6. Armee at Stalingrad and its fierce defense of the city after being encircled in November 1942. By tying down 6 Soviet armies for such a long time, it was able to prevent the wholesale collapse of the German front in the south and the consequent destruction of Heeresgruppe A in the process.

178th Award.