Karl Allmendinger

Karl Allmendinger
Born	3 February 1891 Abtsgmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died	2 October 1965 Ellwangen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	5. leichte Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Allmendinger (3 February 1891 – 2 October 1965) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War I and World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Allmendinger was the son of Karl Allmendinger (1863 – 1946), alias "Felix Nabor" a teacher, poet and writer.

In the Army's reserve since 1944, he was arrested by U.S. forces in 1945 but released in 1946.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
• Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
• Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Friedrich Order with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 May 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (29 March 1943)
• Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class (12 July 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division^[2][3]
  • 153rd Oak Leaves on 13 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 5. Jäger-Division^[2][4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 4.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 115, 483.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

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.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham – Huppertz [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color I Abraham – Huppertz] (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-20-1.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Karl Allmendinger @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Karl Allmendinger @ World War II Awards