Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff

Erich Erwin Heinrich August Veit Freiherr von Seckendorff
Born	21 June 1897 Görz, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 September 1944 (aged 47)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Panzer-Brigade 113
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Arracourt †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff (21 June 1897 – 23 September 1944) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II from the Seckendorff family. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Seckendorff died on 23 September 1944 in Lagarde, France. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Battalion 6^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.

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.