Karl Liecke
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Karl Liecke
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| Born | 8 May 1910 Austria |
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) |
| Unit | 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Liecke (8 May 1910 – 8 September 1976) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Obersturmbannführer Karl Liecke was the commander of the II.Battalion, 3rd SS Schützen Regiment before taking over command of the 27th Waffen Gebirgsjäger Regiment, 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in January 1945. He was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the 27th Waffen Gebirgsjager Regiment near the end of the war on the 3 May 1945.[1][2]
Awards
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (27 April 1940)[3]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1943)[3]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (25 February 1943)[3]
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (18 December 1944)[3]
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo, and commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 27 der SS[5][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Presumably the Knight's Cross was awarded on the same day as Desiderius Hampel's and Hans Hanke's, as stated in a letter from Krätschmer to von Seemen dated 7 August 1980. According to von Seemen the award was presented by General Maximilian de Angelis.[6] Fellgiebel accepted Karl Liecke as Knight's Cross recipient but noted in his book: "A justification for the presentation was not given".[7] Liecke was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[8]
References
Citations
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 50.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 49.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.
- ↑ Von Seemen 1976, p. 223.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 27.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, pp. 153–154.
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