Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen

Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
Born	12 April 1897
Died	9 May 1945(1945-05-09) (aged 48) Reichskommissariat Ostland
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	12th Panzer Division L Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen (12 April 1897 – 9 May 1945) was a German general who commanded the 12th Panzer Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Bodenhausen committed suicide on 9 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 October 1915) & 1st Class (6 October 1917)^[1]
Wound Badge (1914) in Black (27 September 1918)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 September 1939)^[1]
Panzer Badge in Bronze (1 November 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 31 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Schützen-Regiment 28^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 12. Panzer-Division^[3]
Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (18 February 1944 and 28 December 1944)

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.
Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Wessel	Commander of 12. Panzer-Division 1 March 1943 – 28 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Müller
Preceded by Generalmajor Gerhard Müller	Commander of 12. Panzer-Division 16 July 1944 – 12 April 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Horst von Usedom
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach	Commander of L. Armeekorps 12 April 1945 – 9 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 12th Panzer Division

Staff	Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen Josef Harpe¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Units	Jürgen Gauß Heinrich Behrends Franz Jasiek Hans-Joachim Kahler² (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Karl Krützmann Dietrich von Müller³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Helmuth Schlömer⁴ (Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinz Altermann Hans Engelien⁵ (Oak Leaves) Johann Mickl⁶ (Oak Leaves) Hans Engelien (Oak Leaves) Fritz Arndt (Oak Leaves)

¹ Swords with the XXXXI Panzer Corps. ² Knight's Cross with the 4th Panzer Division. ³ Swords with the 16th Panzer Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 3rd Infantry Division ⁶ Knight's Cross with 90th Light Infantry Division

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