Karl Casper

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Karl Casper (born February 22, 1893 , † August 25, 1970 ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II . On September 22, 1941, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a colonel and commander of the 118 Infantry Regiment . Casper also commanded the 335th Infantry Division and the 48th Infantry Division during the war .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Casper  in the German Digital Library
  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. 129 .
personal data
SURNAME Casper, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1893
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1970