Hans-Karl von Scheele

Hans-Karl Gustav Julius Fritz von Scheele (born May 23, 1892 in Magdeburg , † October 8, 1955 in Hildesheim ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .

Life

origin

His parents were the Prussian lieutenant colonel Albert Georg von Scheele (* May 18, 1851 - December 31, 1913) and his wife Ida Conradine Genthe (* January 17, 1867 - March 25, 1941).

Military career

Scheele served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in various units. He led the 208th Infantry Division as commander in World War II . Later in the war, Scheele headed the LII as commanding general . Army Corps .

From his appointment on November 1, 1944 until the end of the war, Scheele was President of the Reich Court Martial .

family

Scheele married Annemarie Lueder on October 7, 1919 (born September 28, 1898). The couple had at least one daughter.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on July 4th 1940
- Oak leaves on April 2, 1943 (217th award)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

↑ Death register of the Hildesheim registry office No. 1292/1955.
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 59, 304 .

personal data
SURNAME	Scheele, Hans-Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Scheele, Karl; Scheele, Hans-Karl Gustav Julius Fritz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	May 23, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1955
Place of death	Hildesheim

[1] Death register of the Hildesheim registry office No. 1292/1955.

[2] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[3] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 59, 304 .