Nickname(s) Oschi Years of service 1931–44 Name Georg Karck Service/branch Waffen-SS | Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II Rank Sturmbannfuhrer | |
Died July 3, 1944, Normandy, France Unit 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, German Cross | ||
Georg Karck (11 June 1911 in Segeberg — 3 July 1944, in Normandy) was a Sturmbannfuhrer (Major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Karck joined the SS on 1 October 1931 (SS service number 17690). He was the commander of the 9th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler when he was awarded the Knight's Cross.
He subsequently commanded the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH, and was killed in a road traffic accident in Normandy, France. At the time, he was driving at night with the vehicle lights off to avoid allied aircraft attack. He received posthumous promotion to SS-Sturmbannfuhrer in the reserve in order to secure an improved widow's pension.