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Abraham, Erich Gottfried
- Date of birth:
- March 27th, 1895 (Marienburg/Eastern Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 7th, 1971 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, German Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 2nd, 1915
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1917
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 1st, 1934
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 1917
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Bataillons-Kommandeur II. / Infanterie-Regiment 266
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 2nd September 1915.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Regiments-Führer / Infanterie-Regiment 230 / 76.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 27th June 1917.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 230
- Awarded on:
- March 7th, 1942
Award 86/3.
Ordinul Corona Romaneii Commander
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 230
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 230 / 76.Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
- Awarded on:
- November 13th, 1942
1311th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 76.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1943
Silver version
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 76.Infanterie-Division / XXIX.Armee-Korps / Heeresgruppe Südukraine
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1944
516th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Kursietis, Andris J., The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945, Aspekt, The Netherlands, 1999
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
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