Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 September 1911 Frankfurt on Oder, Germany |
| Died |
21 August 1970 (aged 58) Dortmund, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Standartenführer |
| Unit |
SS-VT 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl (15 September 1911 – 21 August 1970) was a Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Early life
Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl was born on 15 September 1911 in Frankfurt on Oder, Germany. He volunteers for the SS (SS service number 101 983) and joined the NSDAP (party number 1591713). He attended the SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz in the class of 1934.
World War II
During World War II he was awarded the Iron Cross I & II class during the Battle of France in 1940. The SS Regiment Germania was used as the basis for the new SS Division, 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland. Karl was given command of the 11th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment and awarded the German Cross in Gold in August 1944, followed by the Knight's Cross in December 1944.
Post war
Karl spent ten years of captivity in the Soviet Union, from 1945 to 1955. He died on the 21 August 1970 in Dortmund.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[1][Note 1]
Notes
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 251.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 432.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.