Karl Schlamelcher

Karl Schlamelcher
Born	21 September 1912 Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Died	28 June 1948 (aged 35)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Standartenführer
Unit	5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42

Karl Schlamelcher (21 September 1912 – 28 June 1948) was a Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II who 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.

Standartenführer Karl Schlamelcher was awarded the Knight's Cross in March 1943 while in command of the III.Battalion, 5th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. ^[1][2]

References

1. "frontkjemper".
2. "axishistory".

Further reading

• 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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.