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Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp

German World War II general

Summary

German World War II general

Field	Value
name	Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
death_place	Storozhevoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-101-24, Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlenkamp.jpg
caption	Langermann und Erlencamp in 1942
allegiance	German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branch	German Army
serviceyears	1910–1942
rank	General der Panzertruppe
commands	4th Panzer Division
battles
awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Weimar Republic Nazi Germany

World War I

World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Typhoon
Battle of Stalingrad (KIA)

Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp (29 March 1890 – 3 October 1942) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Biography

Born in 1890, Erlencamp joined the 5th Dragoon Regiment of the Imperial German Army in 1910. From 1935, he commanded the 4th Cavalry Regiment before an appointment three years later as Higher Cavalry Officer I. He was later made inspector of cavalry and transport. After the commencement of World War II, he was appointed to command Special Administrative Staff 410. In March 1940 he was promoted to generalmajor, just before the Battle of France he was named commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division. He successfully led the division through the campaigns in Belgium and France and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940. He had received the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Classes, earlier in the year.

On 7 September 1940, Erlencamp was given command of the 4th Panzer Division, which he led from the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa up until the closing stages of Operation Typhoon. In January 1942 he was appointed as commander of the XXIV Panzer Corps. Within weeks, he received a promotion to generalleutnant and this was followed in mid-1942 by a further advance in rank to general der panzertruppe. On 17 February 1942 he was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross. He was killed in action on 3 October 1942 at Storoshewoje on the Middle Don ("in a foray in the front line").

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before=Generalleutnant Joachim Lemelsen| after=Generalmajor Walter von Boltenstern| title= Commander of 29th Infantry Division| years=7 May 1940 – 1 July 1940 before=Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld| after=General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken| title= Commander of 4th Panzer Division| years=8 September 1940 – 27 December 1941 before=General der Panzertruppe Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg| after=redesignated XXIV Panzer Corps| title= Commander of XXIV Army Corps| years=7 January 1942 – 21 June 1942 before=XXIV Army Corps| after=General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff| title= Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps| years=21 June 1942 – 3 October 1942

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