Friedrich Herrlein

Friedrich Herrlein
Born	27 April 1889
Died	28 July 1974(1974-07-28) (aged 84)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	71. Infanterie-Division 18. Infanterie-Division LV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	---- World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Herrlein (27 April 1889 – 28 July 1974) was a German general (General der Infanterie) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LV Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of by Nazi Germany. Herrlein surrendered to the British troops in 1945 and was interned until 1948.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 18. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 185.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger	Commander of 71. Infanterie-Division 15 February 1941 – 28 March 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Alexander von Hartmann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Carl Cranz	Commander of 18. Infanterie-Division 28 March 1941 – 15 December 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Werner von Erdmannsdorff
Preceded by General der Infanterie Erich Jaschke	Commander of LV. Armeekorps 6 October 1943 – January 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Horst Großmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Horst Großmann	Commander of LV. Armeekorps May 1944 – 5 February 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt Chill

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 18th Infantry Division
Friedrich-Carl Cranz Werner von Erdmannsdorff Friedrich Herrlein Hans-Heinrich Jescheck Alfred Kuhnert Hans-Georg Leyser Hermann Recknagel¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)
¹ Oak Leaves with the 111th Infantry Division, Swords with the XXXXII. Armeekorps.