Karl-Maria Demelhuber

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Karl-Maria Demelhuber
26 May 1889 - 18 March 1988
Karl-Maria Demelhuber
Nickname	Tosca
Place of birth	Freising, Bavaria
Place of death	Seeshaupt, Bavaria
Allegiance	Bavaria, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1914-1945
Rank	SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS
Awards	Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

Karl-Maria Demelhuber (May 26, 1889 - March 18, 1988) was an Obergruppenführer in the Waffen-SS and a Heer officer who served in both World War I and II. During World War II, Demelhuber commanded the SS-Standarte Germania, 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord, XII. SS-Armeekorps and XVI. SS-Armeekorps. He was also winner of Deutsches Kreuz in Silber and the prestigious Finnish Vapaudenristin ritarikunta.

Contents 1 Summary of his military career 1.1 Dates of rank 1.2 Notable decorations 2 References

[edit] Summary of his military career

[edit] Dates of rank

• Leutnant: 1916
• Oberleutnant: 1919
• Hauptmann der Schupo: June 01, 1933
• SA-Standartenführer: May 01, 1934
• SS-Obersturmbannführer: March 15, 1935
• SS-Standartenführer: October 01, 1936
• SS-Oberführer: January 30, 1940
• SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS: November 09, 1941
• SS-Gruppenführer und Generaleutnant der Waffen-SS: April 20, 1942
• SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS: June 21, 1944

[edit] Notable decorations

• Eastern Front Medal (1942)
• Iron Cross Second () and First (?) Classes
• Clasp to the Iron Cross Second (1940) and First (1940) Classes
• German Cross in Silver (1943)
• SS-Honour Ring (?)
• Sudetenland Medal (?) with Prague Castle bar (?)
• Anschluss Medal (?)
• Wound Badgein Black (1918)
• Cross of Honor (1934)
• Finnish Cross of Liberty First Class (1943)
• Bavarian Military Merit Order 4. Class (?)
• Bavarian Military Merit Cross 3. Class (?)
• War Merit Cross with Swords in Bronze (?) and Silver (?)
• Nuremberg Party Day Badge (1929)

[edit] References

• Gordon Williamson - The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror: The Full Story From Street Fighters to the Waffen-SS - Motorbooks International, (March 1994), ISBN-10: 0879389052, ISBN-13: 978-0879389055.
• Yerger, Mark C. - Waffen-SS Commanders: The Army, Corps and Divisional Leaders of a Legend: Augsberger to Kreutz - Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing (October 1997). ISBN-10: 0764303562, ISBN-13: 978-0764303562.

Military offices
Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Karl Herrmann	Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord May 15, 1941 - September, 1941	Succeeded by SS-Obergruppenführer Georg Keppler
Preceded by SS-Obergruppenführer Georg Keppler	Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord October, 1941 - April 01, 1942	Succeeded by SS-Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
Preceded by SS-Obergruppenführer Curt von Gottberg	Commander of XII. SS-Armeekorps October 18, 1944 - October 20, 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt
Preceded by none	Commander of XVI. SS-Armeekorps January, 1945 - February, 1945	Succeeded by dissolved in February 1945