Karl Angerstein

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Years of service 1911–191935–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Other work Police Officer Name Karl Angerstein
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceBattle of BritainThe BlitzOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradDemyansk Pocket Died September 20, 1985, Feldkirchen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Britain Service/branch Luftstreitkrafte (1911–1919), Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Commands held Kampfgeschwader 1, 1st Air Corps

Karl Angerstein (4 December 1890 – 20 September 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 1st Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany

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German Cross in Gold on 16 July 1942 as Generalmajor in Kampfgeschwader 1

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"

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