Erich Schneider

Erich Schneider
Born	12 August 1894
Died	3 August 1980(1980-08-03) (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	4th Panzer Division 14th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Schneider (12 August 1894 – 3 August 1980) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 September 1915) & 1st Class (26 October 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 June 1941) & 1st Class (16 July 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4. Panzer-Division
  • Oak Leaves on 6 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.