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Carl Püchler

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1909–45


Rank
  
General der Infanterie

Name
  
Carl Puchler

Carl Püchler General der Infanterie Carl Pchler 13 May 1894 5 February 1949

Born
  
13 May 1894 Bad Warmbrunn, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Cieplice Slaskie-Zdroj, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (
1894-05-13
)

Died
  
5 February 1949(1949-02-05) (aged 54) Heilbronn, Wurttemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
257. Infanterie-Division XXXIX. Panzer-Korps LXVII. Armeekorps LXXXVI. Armeekorps LXXIV. Armeekorps

Carl Püchler (13 May 1894 – 5 February 1949) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • 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

    • References

    Carl Püchler Wikipedia
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