Hans-Karl von Scheele
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Hans-Karl von Scheele
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Born | Magdeburg |
23 May 1892
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bad Homburg |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1911–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 208. Infanterie-Division LII. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans-Karl von Scheele (23 May 1892 – 8 October 1955) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 191[2]
- 217th Oak Leaves on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korps "Scheele"[3]
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Moritz Andreas
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Commander of 208. Infanterie-Division 13 December 1941 - 1 February 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben |
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Eugen Ott
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Commander of LII. Armeekorps 1 October 1943 - 20 November 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Erich Buschenhagen |
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1955 deaths
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from Magdeburg
- People from the Province of Saxony
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- German judges
- German untitled nobility
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class