Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp

Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp

Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp in 1942
Born (1890-03-29)29 March 1890
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died 3 October 1942(1942-10-03) (aged 52)
Storozhevoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1910–42
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands held 4th Panzer Division
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp (29 March 1890 – 3 October 1942) was a German Panzer general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, was awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

He joined the 5th Dragoon Regiment of the Imperial German Army in 1910 and in World War I he reached the rank of Hauptmann. He was then retained in the Reichswehr where he served as a staff officer and was appointed commander of Cavalry Regiment 4 in 1935. He was promoted to Oberst in 1936 and in 1938 he was appointed as the inspector of horses and motor transport.

On 1 March 1940 he was promoted to Generalmajor, and on 7 May 1940 he was named commander of the 29th Infantry Division.[1] For successfully crossing the Marne-Rhine Canal and advancing to the Swiss border he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940.

On 8 September 1940, he was given command of the 4th Panzer Division,[1] which he led at opening stages of Operation Barbarossa. In January 1942 he was promoted to Generalleutnant and commanding general of the XXIV Panzer Corps and he led the German advance on Voronezh. On 17 February 1942 he was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knights Cross and on 1 June 1942 was promoted to General der Panzertruppe. He was killed in action on 3 October 1942.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa. Casemate Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 9781935149668.
  2. 1 2 Thomas 1998, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 233.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.

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. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. 
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. 
  • Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781935149668. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Joachim Lemelsen		 Commander of 29. Infanterie-Division
7 May 1940 – 1 July 1940 		Succeeded by
Generalmajor Walter von Boltenstern
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld		 Commander of 4. Panzer-Division
8 September 1940 – 27 December 1941 		Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppe Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg		 Commander of XXIV. Armeekorps
7 January 1942 – 21 June 1942 		Succeeded by
redesignated XXIV. Panzerkorps
Preceded by
XXIV. Armeekorps		 Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps
21 June 1942 – 3 October 1942 		Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff
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