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| rdfs:comment | - Edmund Blaurock (12 October 1899 – 25 January 1966) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Edmund Blaurock was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1948.
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| Title | - Commander of 56. Infanterie-Division
- Commander of 5. Jäger Division
- Commander of Infanterie Division Ulrich von Hutten
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| Battles | - World War II
*Annexation of Austria
*Invasion of Poland
*Battle of France
*Operation Barbarossa
*Battle of Białystok–Minsk
*Battle of Smolensk (1941)
*Battle of Moscow
*Battles of Rzhev
*Operation Bagration
*Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
*East Prussian Offensive
*Heiligenbeil Pocket
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| Before | - Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller
- Generalleutnant Friedrich Sixt
- Formed from remnants of 56. Infanterie-Division
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- Generalleutnant Gerhard Engel
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| abstract | - Edmund Blaurock (12 October 1899 – 25 January 1966) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Edmund Blaurock was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1948.
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