Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz

German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Pruszowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1953

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz (12 December 1898 – 10 December 1953) was a German general during World War II.
He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Strachwitz surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket.
He died on 10 December 1953 in Camp Asbest in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.