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Karl Torley

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Karl Torley

Years of service
  
1935–44

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
16 October 1913 Iserlohn (
1913-10-16
)

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
I./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (mot.)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of the Caucasus

Died
  
July 19, 1943, Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Invasion of Yugoslavia

Karl Torley (16 October 1913 – 19 July 1943) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. Karl Torley was killed on 19 July 1943 in Kalynivka, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 June 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and commander of 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60
  • 132nd Oak Leaves on 11 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of 1./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (mot.)

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