Erich Dethleffsen

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Erich Dethleffsen
Born	2 August 1904 Kiel
Died	4 July 1980(1980-07-04) (aged 75) Munich
Buried	Munich Waldfriedhof
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	XXXIX Panzer Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (father in law)

Erich Dethleffsen (2 August 1904 – 4 July 1980) was a German general from Kiel. He was married to the daughter of Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, who planned the German invasion of Norway and Denmark during World War II.