Erich-Heinrich Clößner

Erich-Heinrich Clößner
Born	(1888-09-17)17 September 1888 Gießen
Died	28 March 1976(1976-03-28) (aged 87) Konstanz
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	25 Infantry Division LIII Army Corps IX Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich-Heinrich Clößner (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a German general during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Infanterie-Division
• German Cross in Gold on 15 July 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the LIII. Armeekorps

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.