Traugott Herr

Infobox Military Person
name=Traugott Herr
lived=birth date|1890|9|16|df=y — death date and age|1976|4|13|1890|9|16|df=y
placeofbirth=Weferlingen, Province of Saxony
placeofdeath=Achterwehr


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1911-1945
rank=General der Panzertruppe
commands=13. Panzer Division
LXXVI.Panzerkorps
14. Armee
10. Armee
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards="Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords"
laterwork=

Traugott Herr (16 September 1890 – 13 April 1976) was a German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II.

Herr was born in Weferlingen in the Prussian Province of Saxony. He died in Achterwehr.

Awards

* Wound Badge in Black
* 1914 Iron Cross
** 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
** 1st Class (21 October 1915)
* House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
* Bavarian Military Merit Cross (3. Class)
* Panzer Badge in Silver
* 1939 clasp to the Iron Cross
** 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
** 1st Class (12 May 1940)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (2 October 1941)
** 110. Oak Leaves (9 August 1942)
** 117. Swords (18 December 1944)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.