Edgar Röhricht

Edgar Röhricht
Born(1892-06-16)16 June 1892
Died11 February 1967(1967-02-11) (aged 74)
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
Service years1907–1920
1935–1945
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands95th Infantry Division
XX Army Corps
LIX Army Corps
Conflicts
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944[a] as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division [1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.