Eugen König

Eugen König (19 September 1896 – 8 April 1985) was a German 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.

Eugen König
Born	(1896-09-19)19 September 1896
Died	8 April 1985(1985-04-08) (aged 88)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	91st Infantry Division 272nd Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 November 1916) 1st Class (9 July 1920)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 June 1940) & 1st Class (9 September 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 1 August 1942 as Major and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 352^[2]
  • 318th Oak Leaves on 4 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 451^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 386.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 218.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 64.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Bernhard Klosterkemper	Commander of 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division 10 June 1944 - 10 August 1944	Succeeded by Renamed 344. Infanterie-Division
Preceded by Oberst Georg Koßmala	Commander of 272. Volksgrenadier-Division 13 December 1944 - 14 April 1945	Succeeded by None