Karl Herzog

German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients

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Karl Herzog

Born| 6 July 1906
Nuremberg
Died| 25 January 1998(1998-01-25) (aged 91)
Allegiance|  Nazi Germany
West Germany
Branch| Army
Years of service| ?–1945
1957–66
Rank| Oberst (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Battles / wars| Zemland Offensive
Awards| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

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* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Heeres Sturm-Pionier-Brigade 627 (motorisiert)[1]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.

### Bibliography

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* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

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