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Carl Casper
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Karl Casper (22 February 1893 – 25 August 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Key Information
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 August 1915) & 1st Class (26 November 1916)[1]
- 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) 2nd Class (23 May 1940) & 1st Class (11 June 1940)[1]
- 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 118th Infantry Regiment (mot.)[3]
References
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[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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
