Anton Grasser

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Name Anton Grasser		Other work Police officer

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Years of service 1913–181936–451951–53 Rank General der Infanterie (Wehrmacht) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of UmanBattle of MoscowBattle of KurskBattle of Smolensk (1943)Battle of Narva (1944)Prague Offensive Died November 3, 1976, Stuttgart, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Service/branch German Army, Bundesgrenzschutz Commands held 25th Panzergrenadier Division, LVI Panzer Corps, 26e corps d'armee, 72e corps d'armee

Anton Grasser (3 November 1891 – 3 November 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1953.

In the 1950s, Grasser was involved in organizing an illegal underground army set up by Nazi veterans in the event of a Soviet invasion of West Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (18 June 1915) & 1st Class (6 June 1916)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 May 1940) & 1st Class (8 June 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Infanterie-Division

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 16 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 119

Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Panzergrenadier-Division

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1953)

References

Anton Grasser Wikipedia

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