Karl Strecker
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Karl Strecker
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| Born | 20 September 1884 Radmannsdorf, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Trzebiełuch, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Riezlern, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1905–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 79. Infanterie-Division XVII. Armeekorps XI. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Police Officer |
Karl Strecker (20 September 1884 – 10 April 1973) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps.
Born the son of a Prussian officer in Radmannsdorf, West Prussia (present-day Trzebiełuch, Poland), Strecker in 1905 joined the infantry regiment No. 152 of the German Army at Marienburg in the rank of a Leutnant, promoted to Hauptmann (captain) in World War I.
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. Karl Strecker was captured by Soviet troops at Stalingrad in February 1943. He was held in captivity until 1955. Strecker's postwar claim that he was promoted to Generaloberst on the last day of the battle is unsubstantiated.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (6 November 1942)
- German Cross in Gold (25 January 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division [2]
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Commander of 79. Infanterie-Division March 1939 - 12 January 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Richard Graf von Schwerin |
| Preceded by
General der Infanterie Karl-Adolf Hollidt
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Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 2 April 1942 - 12 June 1942 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl-Adolf Hollidt |
| Preceded by
General der Infanterie Joachim von Kortzfleisch
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Commander of XI. Armeekorps 1 June 1942 - 2 February 1943 |
Succeeded by Unit surrendered at Stalingrad |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 79th Infantry Division
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1 Oak Leaves with AOK 6 2 Knight's Cross with Jäger-Regiment 38 (8th Jäger Division) 3 Oak Leaves as fortress commander Saint-Malo
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- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- 1884 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Chełmno County
- People from West Prussia
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- German police officers
