Georg Karck

Georg Karck
Nickname(s)	Oschi
Born	11 June 1911 Segeberg, Germany
Died	3 July 1944 (aged 33) Normandy, France
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1931–44
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold

Georg Karck (11 June 1911 in Segeberg — 3 July 1944, in Normandy) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Karck joined the SS on 1 October 1931 (SS service number 17690). He was the commander of the 9th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler when he was awarded the Knight's Cross.^[1]

He subsequently commanded the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH, and was killed in a road traffic accident in Normandy, France. At the time, he was driving at night with the vehicle lights off to avoid allied aircraft attack. He received posthumous promotion to SS-Sturmbannführer in the reserve in order to secure an improved widow's pension.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (5 July 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (7 August 1944 - posthumously)
• Iron Cross of 1939
  • 2nd class (20 April 1942)
  • 1st class (25 August 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1 September 1943)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (12 March 1943)
• Tank Destruction Badge in Silver (26 May 1944)
• Wound Badge in Black (20 April 1943)
• Eastern Front Medal (25 August 1942)
• Honour Chevron for the Old Guard
• SS Long Service Award, 4th class (6 July 1939)

References

Citations

1. "Georg "Oschi" Karck". DWS-XIP.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2014.

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.
• Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS]. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
• 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.