Ernst-Anton von Krosigk explained

Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
Birth Date:	5 March 1898
Birth Place:	Berlin, German Empire
Death Place:	Kanden, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1915–45
Rank:	General of the Infantry
Commands:	1st Infantry Division XVI Army Corps 16th Army
Battles:	World War I---- World War II Battle of France Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst-Anton von Krosigk (5 March 1898 – 16 March 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Krosigk was killed in an air-attack by Soviet forces on 16 March 1945 in the Courland Pocket.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 September 1916) & 1st Class (12 September 1918)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1940) & 1st Class (19 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 9 August 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the I. Armeekorps^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Infanterie Division^[3]
  • 827th Oak Leaves on 12 April 1945 (Posthumously) as General der Infanterie and commander of XVI.Armeekorps^[4]

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: 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. Thomas 1997, p. 412.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 256.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.