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Erhard Raus | |
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![]() Raus in 1943–1945 | |
Born | 8 January 1889 Wolframitz, Austria-Hungary (now Olbramovice, Czech Republic) |
Died | 3 April 1956 Vienna, Austria | (aged 67)
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Years of service | 1909–45 |
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Commands | 6th Panzer Division XI Corps 3rd Panzer Army |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erhard Raus (8 January 1889 – 3 April 1956) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 6th Panzer Division during the early years of the war on the Eastern Front before taking army and army group commands. Raus was one of three former Austrians who rose to the rank of Generaloberst (colonel general) within the German Wehrmacht. The other two were Alexander Löhr and Lothar Rendulic.
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