Karl Eglseer

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Name Karl Eglseer		Service/branch German Army

Buried at St. Ruprecht Cemetery, Klagenfurt Allegiance Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany Years of service 1908–38 (Austria)1938–44 (Germany) Rank Oberst (Austria)General der Gebirgstruppe (Germany) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of AustriaAnnexation of the SudetenlandBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaBattle of UmanCrimean Campaign (1941–1942)Battle of the CaucasusBattle of Anzio Died June 23, 1944, Rettenegg, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Anschluss, Battle of France Commands held 4th Mountain Division, 114th Jager Division, XVIII Army Corps
Place of burial Klagenfurt, Austria

Karl Eglseer (5 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVIII Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Eglseer was killed in an air crash in Austria on June 23, 1944, along with generals Thomas-Emil von Wickede and Eduard Dietl.

Karl Eglseer General der Gebirgstruppe Karl Eglseer

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division

References

Karl Eglseer Wikipedia

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