Andreas von Aulock explained

Andreas von Aulock
Birth Date:	23 March 1893
Birth Place:	Kochelsdorf district of Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia
Death Place:	Wiesbaden
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1920)
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1912–45
Rank:	Oberst
Commands:	79. Infanterie-Division Festung St. Malo
Battles:	World War I Battle of Verdun Battle of Passchendaele World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead Saint Malo
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Andreas Maria Karl von Aulock (23 March 1893 – 23 June 1968) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 79th Infantry Division. He was 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.

Von Aulock was promoted to Oberst (Colonel) and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for operations in the Kuban bridgehead as commander of a combat group of the 79th Infantry Division in November 1943. He was captured on 17 August 1944 by forces of the American 83rd Division after surrendering the German garrison during the Battle of Saint-Malo.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (9 November 1914)^[2]
  • 1st Class (23 February 1915)^[2]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 November 1939)^[2]
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Kuban Shield
• German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 226^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 226^[4]
  • 551st Oak Leaves on 16 August 1944 as Oberst and Festungskommandant (Fortress commander) of St. Malo^[5]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1987 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Web site: HyperWar: US Army in WWII: The Breakout and Pursuit [Chapter 21].
2. Thomas 1997, p. 9.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 19.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.