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Egbert Picker

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Egbert Martin Picker
Born15 February 1895
Died27 March 1960(1960-03-27) (aged 65)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands3rd Mountain Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Egbert Martin Picker (15 February 1895 – 27 March 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.

Bibliography

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  • 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 Gebirgstruppe Hans Kreysing
Commander of 3. Gebirgs-Division
10 August 1943 - 26 August 1943
Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Commander of 3. Gebirgs-Division
10 September 1943 - 29 September 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant August Wittmann