Karl Weisenberger
Appearance
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Karl Weisenberger | |
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Born | 29 September 1890 |
Died | 28 March 1952 | (aged 61)
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Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 71st Infantry Division; LIII Army Corps; XXXVI Mountain Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; Grand Cross, with swords, of the Order of the Lion of Finland |
Karl Franz Armin Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 71. Infanterie-Division[1]
- Grand Cross, with swords, of the Order of the Lion of Finland on 12 August 1944[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Matikkala, Antti (2017). Kunnian ruletti: Korkeimmat ulkomaalaisille 1941-1944 annetut suomalaiset kunniamerkit (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-847-5.
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1952 deaths
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from Würzburg
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German Army generals of World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the Order of the Lion of Finland