Erwin Vierow

General Erwin Vierow (15 May 1890 – 1 February 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Erwin Vierow
General Erwin Vierow
Born(1890-05-15)15 May 1890
Died1 February 1982(1982-02-01) (aged 91)
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1908–44
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War II

Between the wars he served on the General Staff of the Reichswehr and in the infantry and by the outbreak of World War II he had reached the rank of Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht. In August 1940 was appointed as commander of the 9th Infantry Division. Serving on the Eastern Front as commander of 55th Army Corps he became the military commandant of the city of Kharkov upon its capture on 24 October 1941. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on November 15, 1941.

On 1 July 1943 he was appointed commander of the army in northwest France, covering the regions of Laon, Orléans and Rouen and held this command until September 1944 when he was appointed chief of the ad hoc ‘General Command Somme’. He held this post until he surrendered to the British forces.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 431.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
none
Commander of the 96. Infanterie-Division
15 September 1939 – 5 August 1940
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Wolf Schede
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Georg von Apell
Commander of the 9. Infanterie-Division
1 August 1940 – 31 December 1940
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
Preceded by
New Creation
Commander of LV. Armeekorps
6 January 1941 - 13 February 1942
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Rudolf Freiherr von Roman


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