Dietrich von Saucken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German World War II general
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Place of Birth: Primorsk, Russia
About Dietrich von Saucken
- Dietrich Friedrich Eduard Kasimir 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 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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