Carl Casper

Carl Casper

Born	22 February 1893 Rehden
Died	25 August 1970(1970-08-25) (aged 77) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1920 1935–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	335. Infanterie-Division 48. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Overlord Siegfried Line Campaign
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)
- 2nd Class (4 August 1915)
- 1st Class (26 November 1916)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (25 May 1918)
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (24 July 1917)
Cross of Honor (30 November 1934)
West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 May 1940)
- 1st Class (11 June 1940)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (22 July 1941)
Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (7 September 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (5 October 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.)^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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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	Hans Gollnick (Oak Leaves) Georg Lindemann¹ (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher Rudolf Stegmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 87	Josef Dörries Walter Fries² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Friedrich-Wilhelm Krieger Theo Kroj Alfred Schiemann Wilhelm-August Vielwerth

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 118	Carl Casper Alexander Conrady (Oak Leaves) Ernst David Alfons Kleinmann Albert Knop Eberhard Maisel Erich Schmitt

Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268 Remnants of the 268th Infantry Division, attached until November 1943	Dr. Lothar Ambrosius

Artillerie-Regiment 36 Attached until November 1943	Ulrich Dinkelaker

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36	Josef Hollekamp

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 36	Anton Lindner

Pionier-Bataillon 36	Helmut Schmischke Kurt Willms

¹ Oak Leaves with 18th Army ² Oak Leaves and Swords with the 29th Panzergrenadier-Division

Persondata
Name	Casper, Carl
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	22 February 1893
Place of birth	Rehden, Germany
Date of death	25 August 1970
Place of death	Munich, Germany