Ernst von Leyser

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Ernst von Leyser
Ernst von Leyser in 1941
Born	(1889-11-18)18 November 1889 Steglitz, Brandenburg, German Empire
Died	23 September 1962(1962-09-23) (aged 72) Garstedt, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	269th Infantry Division XXVI Army Corps XV Mountain Army Corps XXI Mountain Army Corps (Germany)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Leningrad Raid on Drvar
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Ulrich Hans von Leyser (German pronunciation: [ˈeʁnst ˈuːlʁiːx ˈxans fon ˈlaɪsa]) (18 November 1889 – 23 September 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several army corps.

After the war, in 1947, Leyser was tried for war crimes committed in the Balkans and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment during the Hostages Trial; his sentence was commuted to time served and he was released in 1951.