| Carl Püchler | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-05-13)13 May 1894 |
| Died | 5 February 1949(1949-02-05) (aged 54) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands | XXXIX. Panzer-Korps LXVII. Armeekorps LXXXVI. Armeekorps LXXIV. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl Püchler (13 May 1894 – 5 February 1949) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 228
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 282.
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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Karl Gümbel | Commander of 257. Infanterie-Division 1 June 1942 – 5 November 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Anton Reichard Freiherr von Mauchenheim-von Bechtoldsheim |
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Robert Martinek | Commander of XXXIX.Panzerkorps 13 November 1943 – 18 April 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Robert Martinek |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal | Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps 24 July 1944 – 25 July 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Otto Sponheimer |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-August Schack | Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps 28 October 1944 – 30 November 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Felix Schwalbe |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder | Commander of LXXXVI. Armeekorps 30 November 1944 – 16 December 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Erich Straube |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Erich Straube | Commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps 16 December 1944 – 16 April 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 101st Jäger Division (101st Light Infantry Division) | |
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| Oak Leaves with the LXXXIV. Armee-Korps. Knight's Cross with 5th Mountain Division. |
- 1894 births
- 1949 deaths
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- People from Jelenia Góra
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- Reichswehr personnel