Erhard Raus

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Erhard Raus was a German Wehrmacht general and armored warfare specialist who commanded several panzer formations on the Eastern Front during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
Wehrmacht general
human
military writer
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
awardReceived Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
commanded 1st Panzer Army
4th Panzer Army
6th Panzer Division
XI Army Corps
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
Germany
dateOfBirth 1889-01-08
dateOfDeath 1956-04-03
familyName Raus
fieldOfWork armored warfare
military strategy
fullName Erhard Raus NERFINISHED
givenName Erhard
languageOfWorkOrName German
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army
Heer (Wehrmacht)
Reichswehr
militaryRank General der Panzertruppe
notableFor command of panzer formations on the Eastern Front
memoirs and analyses of armored warfare
notableWork Panzer Operations
Panzer Operations: The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus, 1941–1945
occupation author
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Kursk
Operation Barbarossa
defensive battles in Ukraine
retreat from the Dnieper
placeOfBirth Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt
placeOfDeath Austria
Vienna
sexOrGender male
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
German 4th Panzer Army
notableCommander

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