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Erich Schneider (12 August 1894 – 3 August 1980) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Erich Schneider was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947. He held an engineer's degree, called ''Diplom-Ingenieur'' (abbreviated ''Dipl.-Ing.'') in German. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (22 September 1915)〔Thomas 1998, p. 275.〕 * * 1st Class (26 October 1916)〔 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (24 June 1941)〔 * * 1st Class (16 July 1941)〔 * Infantry Assault Badge * Eastern Front Medal * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 5 May 1943 as ''Generalmajor'' and commander of the 4. Panzer-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 312.〕 * * 768th Oak Leaves on 6 March 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erich Schneider」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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