Eugen König (19 September 1896 – 8 April 1985) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 November 1916) 1st Class (9 July 1920) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 June 1940) & 1st Class (9 September 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 1 August 1942 as Major and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 352 318th Oak Leaves on 4 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 451 References Citations Bibliography 1896 births 1985 deaths Military personnel from Trier Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom People from the Rhine Province