Karl-Ludwig Rhein
Karl-Ludwig Rhein (born March 30, 1894 in Wetzlar ; † March 27, 1988 ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Rhine served as an officer in the First World War . In the Wehrmacht he led the 311st Infantry Division and the 295th Infantry Division as a commander in World War II .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on December 26, 1941
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 6, 1942
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 196 .
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| SURNAME | Rhine, Karl-Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetzlar |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1988 |