Name Hans-Karl von Service/branch German Army | ||
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank General der Panzertruppe Battles/wars World War I
World War II Died January 5, 1955, Iserlohn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 11th Panzer Division, 15th Panzer Division | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps.
Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler conspiracy in the military. He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the war in concentration camps. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955.
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