Carl Casper
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
|
Carl Casper
|
|
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1893 Rehden |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Munich |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 335. Infanterie-Division 48. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Police officer |
Carl Casper (22 February 1893 – 25 August 1970) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Carl Casper was surrendered to American forces in May 1945 and was released in 1948.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (25 May 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (24 July 1917)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 November 1934)[2]
- West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (22 July 1941)[1]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (7 September 1941)[2]
- Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)[2]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (5 October 1943)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.)[3]
References
Citations
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />Bibliography
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Carl Casper @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
Generalleutnant Max Dennerlein
|
Commander of 335. Infanterie-Division 27 October 1942 - 7 September 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp |
| Preceded by
none
|
Commander of 48. Infanterie-Division 1 February 1944 - 1 October 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Kegler |
|
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 36th Infantry Division
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Stab |
|
 |
| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 87 |
|
|
| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 118 |
|
|
| Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268 Remnants of the 268th Infantry Division, attached until November 1943 |
||
| Artillerie-Regiment 36 Attached until November 1943 |
||
| Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36 | ||
| Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 36 | ||
| Pionier-Bataillon 36 | ||
|
1 Oak Leaves with 18th Army 2 Oak Leaves and Swords with the 29th Panzergrenadier-Division
|
||
.jpg){kind=small}
Categories:
- Pages with reference errors
- Age error
- 1893 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Diepholz (district)
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- People from the Province of Hanover
