Joachim von Tresckow

Joachim von Tresckow (20 June 1894 – 3 November 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Tresckow was born at Danzig in 1894. He joined the German Imperial Army in 1912 and served in World War I. At the end of the war, he was a Leutnant in Fusilier Regiment 73. He remained in the peacetime Reichswehr as a career officer. From 1934 to 1938, he was an instructor at the war school in Dresden. In World War II, Tresckow was a battalion commander in the 58th Infantry Regiment before becoming the regiment's commander in December 1939. In March 1942, he was made commander of the 328th Infantry Division. From March 1942 to November 1943, he was the Inspector for Italian forces in Germany. From February to October 1944, Tresckow commanded the 18th Luftwaffe Field Division. He led the LIX Army Corps for a brief period, shortly before Germany's surrender in May.

Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class 1st class Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg