Ernst Strachwitz

Background

Strachwitz was born and raised in Wöbling in the municipality Laßnitzhöhe in Styria.

Career

He finished the war as Major and bataillon commander with the 2nd Mountain Division. He was a distant nephew of Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz.

Achievements

Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of the World War II/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137.

Membership

After the War he became a lawyer in Vienna, went into politics and served as a member of the National Council of Austria from 1949 to 1953 for the Austrian People"s Party.

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Ernst Strachwitz

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137