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German general
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
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German general
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Place of birth
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Place of death
Bodelschwingh, Dortmund, Arnsberg Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia
Age
62 years
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Biography
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps.
Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler conspiracy in the military. He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the war in concentration camps. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade
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