Erich Löwe Military person

Erich Löwe (24 September 1906 – 23 December 1943) was an Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Erich Löwe was killed on 23 December 1943 in Losovka, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 24, 1906
Birth place	Germany , Mühlhausen
Date of death	December 23, 1943
Place of death	Russia , Losovka

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allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Siege of Leningrad Battle of Kursk World War II Battle of France Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501
service start	1923
service end	1943