Karl-Erik Koehler

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Karl-Erik Köhler (born December 3, 1895 in Mannheim , † December 8, 1958 in Rheine ) was a German cavalry general in World War II .

Life

Köhler served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In the Wehrmacht he was appointed colonel on August 1, 1940 during the Second World War . Successively promoted to major general (April 1, 1942) and lieutenant general (June 1, 1943), he was given command of the 306th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front on March 30, 1943 . On May 4, 1944 Köhler was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Crossawarded. In August 1944 he was given the leadership of the XXXIII. Army Corps, which served as a garrison in Central Norway and promoted him to General of the Cavalry on November 9, 1944 . In April and May 1945 he was still the commanding general of the XX. Army Corps appointed, which played a leading role in the eruption of the Halbe pocket as part of the 12th Army .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 .
2. ^ Günther Gellermann: The Wenck Army. Bernard and Graefe 2007, p. 77.