At the end of First World War, he was included in the newly formed Austrian army, first as the commander of the Vienna bicycle infantry battalion, later as a tactician at the military academy.
After the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, he transferred allegiance to the German military, becoming the military attaché of the German embassy in Rome.
At the outbreak of Second World War, he was recalled to active duty.
On 7 September 1941, during Operation Barbarossa, Raus was appointed the acting commander of the 6th Panzer Division. On 15 September, the 6th Panzer Division, minus its artillery, was transferred to Army Group Centre to take part in Operation Typhoon, the advance onto Moscow.[1] On 11 October he was awarded the Knights Cross.[2] Raus's unit was transferred to the LVI Panzer Corps.[3]
In early April, the 6th Panzer Division was transferred to France to refit and rest; Raus was appointed the commander of the division on 29 April.[4] In mid-November 1942, the division left France for the Soviet Union.[5] Following the failure of Operation Citadel (the Kursk offensive), he organized the withdrawal of Axis units across the Dnieper river.[6] On 10 December 1943 he was appointed acting commander of the Fourth Panzer Army. Several days later he moved the divisions across the river as well as thousands of plundered cattle and horses.[7] Raus commanded the 1st Panzer Army, then the 3rd Panzer Army (August 1944 – March 1945) which included the III SS Panzer Corps, XI SS Army Corps and Corps Group Tettau (early March 1945).
After the war, Raus wrote and co-wrote a number of books and publications focusing on strategic analysis of the tank tactics used by his forces on the Eastern Front.
Raus died on 3 April 1956. He was buried in Vienna with full military honors on 6 April.[8]
Awardsedit
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 June 1941) & 1st Class (6 July 1941)[9]
Heuer, Gerd F.: Die Generalobersten des Heeres. Inhaber höchster deutscher Kommandostellen 1933–1945. Rattstatt: Moewig 1988. ISBN3-8118-1408-7
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN978-3-931533-45-8.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN978-3-7648-2300-9.
Panzer Operations: The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus, 1941–1945 (with Steven H. Newton)
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one of three former Austrians who rose to the rank of Generaloberst Colonel General within the German Wehrmacht The other two were Alexander Lohr and Lothar Rendulic Erhard RausBorn8 January 1889Wolframitz Austria Hungary now Olbramovice Czech Republic Died3 April 1956 1956 04 03 aged 67 Vienna AustriaAllegiance Austria Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi GermanyService wbr branch German ArmyYears of service1909 45RankGeneraloberstCommands held6th Panzer DivisionXI Corps3rd Panzer ArmyBattles warsWorld War II Operation Little Saturn Evacuation after Operation Citadel Second Battle of Kiev Operation Doppelkopf East Prussian Offensive Battle of MemelAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Works 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyBiography editAt the age of 18 Raus enrolled in the Austro Hungarian officer school in Brno later being stationed in Cormons During the First World War he experienced combat on the Eastern Front in southern Poland where he commanded a company of Bicycle infantry At the end of First World War he was included in the newly formed Austrian army first as the commander of the Vienna bicycle infantry battalion later as a tactician at the military academy After the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938 he transferred allegiance to the German military becoming the military attache of the German embassy in Rome At the outbreak of Second World War he was recalled to active duty On 7 September 1941 during Operation Barbarossa Raus was appointed the acting commander of the 6th Panzer Division On 15 September the 6th Panzer Division minus its artillery was transferred to Army Group Centre to take part in Operation Typhoon the advance onto Moscow 1 On 11 October he was awarded the Knights Cross 2 Raus s unit was transferred to the LVI Panzer Corps 3 In early April the 6th Panzer Division was transferred to France to refit and rest Raus was appointed the commander of the division on 29 April 4 In mid November 1942 the division left France for the Soviet Union 5 Following the failure of Operation Citadel the Kursk offensive he organized the withdrawal of Axis units across the Dnieper river 6 On 10 December 1943 he was appointed acting commander of the Fourth Panzer Army Several days later he moved the divisions across the river as well as thousands of plundered cattle and horses 7 Raus commanded the 1st Panzer Army then the 3rd Panzer Army August 1944 March 1945 which included the III SS Panzer Corps XI SS Army Corps and Corps Group Tettau early March 1945 After the war Raus wrote and co wrote a number of books and publications focusing on strategic analysis of the tank tactics used by his forces on the Eastern Front Raus died on 3 April 1956 He was buried in Vienna with full military honors on 6 April 8 Awards editIron Cross 1939 2nd Class 29 June 1941 amp 1st Class 6 July 1941 9 German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 6 Panzer Division 10 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 11 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of the 6 Schutzen Brigade 11 Oak Leaves on 22 August 1943 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the XI Armeekorps 11 Works editPanzer Operations The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus 1941 1945 with Steven H Newton ISBN 978 0 306 81247 7 Peculiarities of Russian warfare German report series 1949 OCLC 38291522 Tactics in unusual situations Small unit tactics 1951 OCLC 37669938 Improvisations and field expedients Their use as instruments of command 1951 OCLC 38373401 Effects of climate on combat in European Russia German Report Series CMH Pub 104 6 1952 The Pomeranian battle and the command in the east 1952 OCLC 14445144 Strategic deceptions Deceptions amp Cover Plans Project 29 1948 OCLC 37161255References editCitations edit Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 84 Scherzer 2007 p 615 Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 93 Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 352 Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 138 Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 249 Raus Erhard Panzer Operations p 254 Heuer 1988 p 157 Thomas 1998 p 184 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 367 a b Scherzer 2007 p 615 Bibliography edit Heuer Gerd F Die Generalobersten des Heeres Inhaber hochster deutscher Kommandostellen 1933 1945 Rattstatt Moewig 1988 ISBN 3 8118 1408 7 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Thomas Franz 1998 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 2 L Z The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 2 L Z in German Osnabruck Germany Biblio Verlag ISBN 978 3 7648 2300 9 Panzer Operations The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus 1941 1945 with Steven H Newton Military officesPreceded byGeneralleutnant Franz Landgraf Commander of 6th Panzer Division29 April 1942 7 February 1943 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Walther von HunersdorffPreceded by Commander of XI Corps known as Provisional Corps Raus until 10 May 1943 10 February 1943 5 November 1943 Succeeded by Preceded byGeneral of Panzer Troops Heinrich Eberbach Commander of XLVII Panzer Corps5 November 1943 30 November 1943 Succeeded byGeneral of Panzer Troops Hermann BalckPreceded byGeneraloberst Hermann Hoth Commander of 4 Panzer Armee10 November 1943 21 April 1944 Succeeded byGeneral of Panzer Troops Walter NehringPreceded byGeneralorberst Hans Hube Commander of 1 Panzerarmee21 April 1944 July 1944 Succeeded by Preceded byGeneral of Panzer Troops Erhard Raus Commander of Armeegruppe RausJuly 1944 August 1944 Succeeded byGeneraloberst Gotthard HeinriciPreceded byGeneraloberst Georg Hans Reinhardt Commander of 3 Panzer Armee16 August 1944 10 March 1945 Succeeded byGeneral Hasso Eccard von Manteuffel Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Military of Germany nbsp World War I nbsp World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erhard Raus 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