Karl Weisenberger

Karl Weisenberger
Born	(1890-09-29)29 September 1890
Died	28 March 1952(1952-03-28) (aged 61)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	71st Infantry Division; LIII Army Corps; XXXVI Mountain Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; Grand Cross, with swords, of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Karl Franz Armin Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 71. Infanterie-Division^[1]
• Grand Cross, with swords, of the Order of the Lion of Finland on 12 August 1944^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 357.
2. Matikkala 2017, p. 517.

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.
• Matikkala, Antti (2017). Kunnian ruletti: Korkeimmat ulkomaalaisille 1941-1944 annetut suomalaiset kunniamerkit (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-847-5.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wolfgang Ziegler	Commander of 71. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1939 – 15 February 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
Preceded by None	Commander of LIII. Armeekorps 15 February 1941 – 1 December 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Hans Feige	Commander of XXXVI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 1 December 1941 – August 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Emil Vogel