Ernst Dehner
German General and Knight's Cross recipients

Ernst Dehner

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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
5 March 1889(Hersbruck)
Death:
13 September 1970(Königstein im Taunus)
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Ernst Dehner (5 March 1889 – 13 September 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1948 he was found guilty of war crimes at the Hostages Trial and was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment, but was released in 1951.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 134.