Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck

Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck
Born	18 February 1894 Berlin
Died	10 January 1944 (aged 49) Breslau, Silesia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–44
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	161. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck (18 February 1894 – 10 January 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck was wounded on 28 August 1943. He died from his wounds on 10 January 1944 in a Breslau hospital and was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class^[1]
  • 1st Class^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords^[1]
• Knight 2nd class of the Friedrich Order with Swords (Wurttenburg)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class^[1]
  • 1st Class^[1]
• Crimea Shield^[1]
• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (15 February 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 120 (mot.) ^[1][2]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class^[1]

References

Citations

1. Miller, Michael D. "Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck". Axis Biographical Research. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 169.

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.
• 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.

External links

• dasritterkreuz.de
• Karl Groddeck @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)