Dietrich von Saucken

Dietrich von Saucken
Dietrich von Saucken
Born	16 May 1892; Fischhausen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died	27 September 1980 (aged 88); Pullach, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried	Munich
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia; German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Branch	Prussian Army; Imperial German Army; Reichsheer; German Army
Service years	1910–1945
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Unit	1st Division
Commands	4th Panzer Division; XXXIX Panzer Corps; Panzerkorps Großdeutschland; 2nd Army; Army East Prussia
Conflicts	See battles World War I Finnish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Balkan Campaign; Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa; Battle for Moscow; Battle of Kursk; Operation Bagration; Baltic Offensive; Operation Doppelkopf; Lublin–Brest Offensive; East Pomeranian Offensive; Evacuation of East Prussia; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Kasimir Dietrich von Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 2nd Army and the Army East Prussia. Turning down an offer to escape by air, he was taken prisoner by the Red Army in May 1945. Saucken was the last officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.