Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff

Erich Erwin Heinrich August Veit Freiherr von Seckendorff
Born	(1897-06-21)21 June 1897 Görz, Austria-Hungary
Died	Lagarde, France
Buried	Obernzenn, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–44
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Panzer-Brigade 113
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Lorraine Campaign Battle of Arracourt †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Erwin Heinrich August Veit Freiherr von Seckendorff (21 June 1897 – 23 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II from the Seckendorff family. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff died on 23 September 1944 in Lagarde, France. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Battalion 6

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com