Carl-Erik Koehler
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Carl-Erik Koehler
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Born | 3 December 1895 Mannheim |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Rheine |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Kavallerie |
Commands held | 306. Infanterie-Division XXXIII. Armeekorps XX. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.
General Koehler was the grandson of Captain Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger, a German-born artillery officer who served with Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery and was awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished service at Chancellorsville, VA on May 2, 1863. He was also the first cousin of General Hubertus Lamey.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (4 February 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 306. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 217.
Bibliography
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Theobald Lieb
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Commander of 306. Infanterie-Division 30 March 1943 – 1 January 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Bär |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Karl Bär
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Commander of 306. Infanterie-Division 12 January 1944 – 20 April 1944 |
Succeeded by None |
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Ludwig Wolff
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Commander of XXXIII. Armeekorps 10 August 1944 – 31 March 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich von Unger |
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman
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Commander of XX. Armeekorps 1 April 1945 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1958 deaths
- People from Mannheim
- Generals of Cavalry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden