Paul Scheuerpflug Military person

Paul Scheuerpflug (3 July 1896 – 8 August 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 68th Infantry Division. 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. Paul Scheuerpflug was wounded 8 May 1945, and captured by Soviet troops. He died in a POW camp hospital at Auschwitz.

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Birth date	July 03, 1896
Birth place	Germany , Netphen
Date of death	August 08, 1945
Place of death	Auschwitz concentration camp , Poland

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland World War II Battle of France World War I Battle of the Dukla Pass Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	68. Infantrie-Division Infanterie-Regiment 116
service start	1914
service end	1945