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| Carl Anders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1893 |
| Died | 28 January 1972(1972-01-28) (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 168th Infantry Division 88th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II Vistula–Oder Offensive |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Werner Schmidt-Hammer | Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division 8 September 1944 – 9 December 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Werner Schmidt-Hammer |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Georg Graf von Rittberg | Commander of 88. Infanterie-Division 8 January 1945 – 27 January 1945 |
Succeeded bynone |
- 1893 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Vorpommern-Rügen
- Military personnel from the Province of Pomerania
- German Army officers of World War II
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union