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
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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 .
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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 |