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Dietrich von Saucken
Born
(1892-05-16)16 May 1892 Fischhausen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died
27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 88) Pullach, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried
Munich
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Imperial German Army
Prussian Army
Reichsheer German Army
Years of service
1910–45
Rank
General der Panzertruppe
Unit
1st Division
Commands held
4th Panzer Division XXXIX Panzer Corps Panzerkorps Großdeutschland 2nd Army Army East Prussia
Battles/wars
See battles
World War I
Finnish Civil War
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Balkan Campaign
Eastern Front
Operation Barbarossa
Battle for Moscow
Battle of Kursk
Operation Bagration
Baltic Offensive
Operation Doppelkopf
Lublin–Brest Offensive
East Pomeranian Offensive
Evacuation of East Prussia
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Dietrich Friedrich Eduard Kasimir von[a] Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 2nd Army and the Army East Prussia. Turning down an offer to escape by air, he surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945. Saucken was the last officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
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