Carl Casper

Karl Casper
Born	22 February 1893
Died	25 August 1970(1970-08-25) (aged 77)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	335th Infantry Division 48th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Casper (22 February 1893 – 25 August 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 August 1915) & 1st Class (26 November 1916)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914) in Black (25 May 1918)^[1]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (24 July 1917)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 November 1934)^[2]
• West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)^[2]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 May 1940) & 1st Class (11 June 1940)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (22 July 1941)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (7 September 1941)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)^[2]
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver (5 October 1943)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of 118th Infantry Regiment (mot.)^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 15.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 16.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Dennerlein	Commander of 335th Infantry Division 27 October 1942 - 7 September 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Preceded by none	Commander of 48th Infantry Division 1 February 1944 - 1 October 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Kegler