Friedrich Carl Rabe von Pappenheim

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Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army Name Friedrich-Carl von		Other work Diplomat Rank Generalleutnant

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Crimean Campaign (1941–1942)Lvov–Sandomierz OffensiveBattle of the Dukla PassUpper Silesian Offensive Died June 9, 1977, Hamm, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France
Commands held 97th Jager Division

Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim (5 October 1894 – 9 June 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pappenheim surrendered to the Soviet troops in May 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger-Division

References

Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim Wikipedia

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