Dietrich von Saucken

Dietrich von Saucken
Born(1892-05-16)16 May 1892
Fischhausen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 88)
Pullach, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried
Munich
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Service / branch
Years of service1910–1945
RankGeneral der Panzertruppe
Unit1st Division
Commands4th Panzer Division
XXXIX Panzer Corps
Panzerkorps Großdeutschland
2nd Army
Army East Prussia
Battles / wars
See battles

World War I

Finnish Civil War

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Kasimir Dietrich von Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 2nd Army and the Army East Prussia. Turning down an offer to escape by air, he surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945. Saucken was the last officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.

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