Gerhard Kauffmann

Gerhard Kauffmann
Born29 June 1887
Mariendorf
Died16 June 1969(1969-06-16) (aged 81)
Berlin
Military career
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1908–1943
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands256th Infantry Division
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Kauffmann (29 June 1887 – 16 June 1969) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Kauffmann was born in Mariendorf in 1887. He entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1908. He served in World War I and, at the end of the war, he was an Hauptmann and the adjutant of the 39th Infantry Brigade. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer. He was an infantry regimental commander between 1935 and 1937, then a staff officer in OKH until 1940. During World War II, he commanded the 256th Infantry Division until January 1942 when he was placed into the Führerreserve. Kauffmann was retired from active service in September 1943.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Webb 2024, p. 134.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 133.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.

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 (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.