Erich von Rohr
Erich von Rohr | |
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 Von Rohr in 2019 | |
| Born | 10 August 1964 Stathelle, Steiermark, Acrea |
| Allegiance |  Acrea |
| Service/ | Acrean Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 6th Army |
| Commands held | 6th Army VII. Corps 8th Armoured Division 13th Armoured Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Zemplen War |
| Awards | see below |
Erich Leopold Freiherr von Rohr is an Acrean General.
Born in Stathelle, Steiermark, von Rohr was born into a family of rich military background. He is the great-grandson of General Frederik von Rohr, a celebrated Panserkommandant of the Eracuran Great War who served as commander of the Acrean 1st Army during that conflict. He began attending the Royal Military Academy Königsbrunn in 1980. During his time at Königsbrunn, he received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and was well-regarded academically by his professors and commanding officers. Following graduation, von Rohr was commissioned as a Leutnant in the 1st Battalion, 13th Armoured Regiment in 1984. A well-regarded officer, von Rohr was promoted frequently- he was granted the rank of Oberleutnant in 1986, taking command of his tank and achieved Captain in 1990, being granted command of the whole company. Throughout his time as a junior officer, von Rohr was known for being an aggressive tank commander and a theorist, writing several papers on armoured and tactical theory while studying for a postgraduate degree in military history from the Universität Stavanger. He was promoted to Major in 1993. A large shuffling of the regiment's officers due to the reappointment of then-Colonel Anders Lewenhaupt to a new staff position in armour procurement saw von Rohr promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and taking command of 1st Battalion in 1997, at the personal nomination of Lewenhaupt. In 1998, von Rohr's battalion was part of a series of joint military exercises in Ruvelka, where von Rohr was one of the officers selected to give lectures on armoured warfare to cadets at Derecske Military Academy. He would be invited back to Derecske to lecture once again. Elsa Szekeres, the future Captain-General of Ruvelka, studied under von Rohr in the spring of 2007. Von Rohr was promoted to Colonel and took command of the 13th Armoured Regiment in 2004, and in 2008 he was promoted to Major General and took command of the 8th Armoured Division where he would remain as its commander before a promotion to Lieutenant General in 2014.
His division played a central role in most of the major engagements for which Acrean forces were present during the war, including Operation Harpe, Operation Overshadow, and Operation Homefront, and he was in part responsible for overseeing the training of Ruvelkan armour crews being re-equipped with Acrean-made Panteras.
Von Rohr was considered an adaptable, competent commander by both his fellow Acrean officers, as well as Ruvelkan allies and Syaran adversaries. The circumstances in which ACRFR's heavy armour was deployed in most battles- opposing Syaran armour- proved very suitable for Acrean armoured doctrine. Von Rohr was known for being able to assess situations and make decisions rapidly, a trait which suited his troops well in fast-paced tactical engagements, but he has also been noted for his comparative lack of strategic experience during the war as only a regimental commander. Nonetheless, von Rohr was decorated for his role in the war, and was instrumental in turning the institutional knowledge gained through Acrean experience in the conflict into practical training in the post-war years.