Erich Schröter

Erich Schröter
Born	25 June 1904 Schönburg
Died	26 May 1942 (aged 37) Losowenka, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–42
Rank	Major
Commands held	I./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Schröter (25 June 1904 – 26 May 1942) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (14 September 1939)
• Danzig Cross
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (4 September 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 July 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (10 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 September 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.

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.
• 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com