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Carl Anders
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Carl Anders

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Franzburg, Germany
Place of death
Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
Age
78 years
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
 
German Cross in Gold
 
Wound Badge
 
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 
Eastern Front Medal
 
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Biography

Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul Anders (31 August 1893 – 28 January 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions.He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Anders surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (26 October 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 484
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 484
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