Dietrich von Saucken Military person

Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Kasimir Dietrich von Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980) was a general in the German army, the Heer, during World War II. He was the last of just 27 men to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). Germany awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade, that with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, during World War II to recognise extreme bravery or successful leadership on the battlefield.

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Dietrich von Saucken
Birth dateMay 16, 1892
Birth place
East Prussia , Primorsk Kaliningrad Oblast
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1980
Place of death
Germany , Pullach
Resting place
Waldfriedhof Solln

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allegiance
(to 1918)
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
House Order of Hohenzollern
military operations
World War II
Battle of Radzymin (1944)
World War I
Operation Doppelkopf
military command
Second Army
4th Panzer Division
AOK Ostpreußen
service start1910
service end1945

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