Erich Abraham

For the Wehrmacht soldier, see Erich Abraham (soldier).

Erich Abraham
Erich Abraham
Birth name	Erich Gottfried Abraham
Born	(1895-03-27)27 March 1895 Marienburg, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Malbork, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany
Buried	Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	76. Infanterie-Division LXIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Gottfried Abraham (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. Abraham commanded the LXIII. Armeekorps on the Western Front in 1945. 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.

Abraham was born in Marienburg in West Prussia. He died in Wiesbaden.

Military career

Erich Abraham volunteered for military service on 4 August 1914 and on 11 July 1915 was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 341 as a Leutnant of the military reserves. Oberleutnant Abraham left the military service on 20 May 1920 and joined the police as a Leutnant. On 15 October 1935 he again joined the military service holding the rank of Major and as a company commander was assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 18.

During the Second World War he served on the Eastern Front as an infantry regimental and division commander rising to the rank of lieutenant general. He was decorated numerous times and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (2 September 1915)
  • 1st Class (27 June 1917)
• Austrian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration (20 March 1917)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 December 1934)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
• West Wall Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania, 22 June 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (13 November 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230
  • 516th Oak Leaves on 26 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division

External links

• Erich Abraham @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Erich Abraham @ World War II Awards

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg	Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division April 1, 1943 – July, 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker	Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division August, 1944 – 17 October 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski