Edgar Röhricht

Edgar Röhricht
Born	(1892-06-16)16 June 1892
Died	11 February 1967(1967-02-11) (aged 74)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1907–1920 1935–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	95th Infantry Division XX Army Corps LIX Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Hube's Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944^[a] as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division

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.