Friedrich Karst
Friedrich Karst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1893 |
| Died | 18 October 1975 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Service years | 1912–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 95 Infantry Division 262 Infantry Division Division Nr. 466 |
Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich Karst (4 September 1893 – 18 October 1975) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 461[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from Iława
- Military personnel from West Prussia
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II