Carl Püchler

Carl Püchler
Born	(1894-05-13)13 May 1894 Bad Warmbrunn, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	Heilbronn, Württemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	257. Infanterie-Division XXXIX. Panzer-Korps LXVII. Armeekorps LXXXVI. Armeekorps LXXIV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl Püchler (13 May 1894 – 5 February 1949) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
• West Wall Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (16 February 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (7 August 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 228

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Gümbel	Commander of 257. Infanterie-Division 1 June 1942 – 5 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Anton Reichard Freiherr von Mauchenheim-von Bechtoldsheim
Preceded by General der Artillerie Robert Martinek	Commander of XXXIX.Panzerkorps 13 November 1943 – 18 April 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Robert Martinek
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal	Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps 24 July 1944 – 25 July 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Otto Sponheimer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-August Schack	Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps 28 October 1944 – 30 November 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Felix Schwalbe
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder	Commander of LXXXVI. Armeekorps 30 November 1944 – 16 December 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Erich Straube
Preceded by General der Infanterie Erich Straube	Commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps 16 December 1944 – 16 April 1945	Succeeded by None