Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen explained

Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
Birth Date:	12 April 1897
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	12th Panzer Division L Army Corps
Battles:	Courland Pocket
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen (12 April 1897 – 9 May 1945) was a German general who commanded the 12th Panzer Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Bodenhausen committed suicide on 9 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 October 1915) & 1st Class (6 October 1917)
• Wound Badge (1914) in Black (27 September 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 September 1939)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (1 November 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 31 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Schützen-Regiment 28
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 12. Panzer-Division

References

Bibliography

• 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: Wegmann , Günter . 2004 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E . German . Bissendorf, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2322-1 .