Carl Casper

Carl Casper
Carl Casper
Born	22 February 1893; Rehden
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1920); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20; 1935–45
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)^[1]
- 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)^[1]
- 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 Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.)^[3]

References

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 15.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 16.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

Bibliography

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External links

World War 2 Awards.com
Lexikon der Wehrmacht
Carl Casper @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)

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

[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p15-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 15.

[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p16-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 16.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

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v t e 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

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Carl Casper
Born	22 February 1893 Rehden
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
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