Joachim von Tresckow

Joachim von Tresckow
Born20 June 1894
Danzig-Langfuhr, German Empire
Died3 November 1958(1958-11-03) (aged 64)
Bückeburg, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1912–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands328. Infanterie-Division
18. Luftwaffen-Division
LIX. Armeekorps
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold

Joachim von Tresckow (20 June 1894 – 3 November 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Tresckow was born at Danzig in 1894. He joined the German Imperial Army in 1912 and served in World War I. At the end of the war, he was a Leutnant in Fusilier Regiment 73. He remained in the peacetime Reichswehr as a career officer. From 1934 to 1938, he was an instructor at the war school in Dresden. In World War II, Tresckow was a battalion commander in the 58th Infantry Regiment before becoming the regiment's commander in December 1939. In March 1942, he was made commander of the 328th Infantry Division. From March 1942 to November 1943, he was the Inspector for Italian forces in Germany. From February to October 1944, Tresckow commanded the 18th Luftwaffe Field Division.[1] He led the LIX Army Corps for a brief period, shortly before Germany's surrender in May.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Webb 2025, p. 260.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 146.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. .

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.
  • Webb, James Jack (2025). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 3: P–Z. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71518-1.
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