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German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of birth
Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Place of death
Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Age
91 years
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Biography
Karl Herzog (6 July 1906 – 25 January 1998) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Herzog surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet April 1945 Zemland Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955. Herzog joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1966 as a Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Heeres Sturm-Pionier-Brigade 627 (motorisiert)
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