Karl von Graffen

Karl von Graffen

Born	6 June 1893 Plön
Died	1 November 1964(1964-11-01) (aged 71) Grödersby
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	58. Infanterie-Division LXXVI. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Leningrad Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive Operation Grapeshot
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl von Graffen (6 June 1893 – 1 November 1964) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Karl von Graffen was taken prisoner in May 1945 by British troops and was released in March 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (24 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 13 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 58. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 167.

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.

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Karl_von_Graffen Karl von Graffen] at Wikimedia Commons
World War 2 Awards.com
Karl von Graffen @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. phil. Friedrich Altrichter	Commander of 58. Infanterie-Division 2 April 1941 – 1 May 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Gerhard Graf von Schwerin	Commander of LXXVI. Panzerkorps 25 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 58th Infantry Division

Stab	Karl von Graffen Curt Siewert

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 154	Hermann-Heinrich Behrend¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Ebeling² (Oak Leaves) Hans Gidion Karl Hofbauer Helmut Köhler Alexander von Pfuhlstein Heinrich Schwarting Hans-Günther Voigt

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 209	Oskar Bremermann Wilhelm Eggemann³ (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Hein (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Kreipe

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 220	Ulrich Freiherr von Canstein Werner Ebeling² (Oak Leaves) Hans-Heinrich Mach Curt Müller Heinz Wunram

Artillerie-Regiment 158	Emil-Gerhard Schwarzer Wilhelm Wagner

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 158	Heinz Schacht

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158	Gerhard Boldt

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 58	Wilhelm-Ernst Freiherr von Cramm Hans-Christoph Grießbauer Albert Nielsen

Pionier-Bataillon 158	Christoph Duncker Hans Pikrot

Feldersatz-Bataillon 158	Werner Pape

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 489 (269th Infantry Division), Swords with the 490th Infantry Division. ² Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 220, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 154 ³ Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 94 (32nd Infantry Division)

Persondata
Name	von Graffen, Karl
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	6 June 1893
Place of birth	Plön, Germany
Date of death	1 November 1964
Place of death	Grödersby, Germany