Karl Langesee

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Years of service 1928–45 Name Karl Langesee Rank Oberst		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 748 Service/branch German Army

Born 10 September 1910 Vilsbiburg ( 1910-09-10 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Rostov (1942) Lower Dnieper Offensive Colmar Pocket Died March 4, 1989, Augsburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Langesee (10 September 1910 – 4 March 1989) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 May 1940)

1st Class (30 October 1940)

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (20 October 1941)

German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 207

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 10 August 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Jager-Regiment 207

211th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Major and commander of II./Jager-Regiment 207

References

Karl Langesee Wikipedia

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