Dietrich von Saucken

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Dietrich von Saucken
Born	(1892-05-16)16 May 1892 Fischhausen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died	27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 88) Pullach, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried	Munich
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Imperial German Army  Prussian Army  Reichsheer  German Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Unit	1st Division
Commands	4th Panzer Division XXXIX Panzer Corps Panzerkorps Großdeutschland 2nd Army Army East Prussia
Battles / wars	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

Dietrich Friedrich Eduard Kasimir von^[a] 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 surrendered to 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.
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