Erhard Raus Military person

Erhard Raus (8 January 1889 – 3 April 1956) was an Austrian Generaloberst (Colonel General) during World War II. He commanded the 6th Panzer Division during the early years of the war on the Eastern Front before taking Army and Army Group commands. Raus was one of three Austrians who rose to the rank of Colonel General within the German Wehrmacht. The other two were Alexander Löhr and Lothar Rendulic.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 08, 1889
Birth place
Bohemia , Olbramovice (Znojmo District)
Date of deathApril 03, 1956
Place of death
Vienna

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Military person

allegiance
(to 1918)
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
XI Corps
3rd Panzer Army
6th Panzer Division
service start1909
service end1945

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