Carl-Erik Koehler
WW2 German Army general (1895-1958)
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Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)Carl-Erik Koehler | |
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| Born | 3 December 1895 |
| Died | 8 December 1958 (aged 63) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
Branch | Imperial German Army Reichswehr Army (Wehrmacht) |
Service years | 1914–1945 |
Rank | General of the Cavalry |
| Commands | 306. Infanterie-Division XXXIII. Armeekorps XX. Armeekorps |
Conflicts | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Koehler was born at Mannheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1895. He entered the Imperial German Army at the start of World War I and served throughout that conflict. At the end of the war, he was a Leutnant and the adjutant of the 11th Uhlan Regiment. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer. He was the chief of operations in the 4th Infantry Division between 1935 and 1938, then a staff officer in OKH until 1941. During World War II, he became the chief of staff of the Replacement Army until 1943. He commanded the 306th Infantry Division until April 1944 and the XXXIII Army Corps in occupied Norway until April 1945.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)[1]
- 2nd class
- 1st class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross, 2nd class, of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Wound Badge in black[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)[1]
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with swords[1]
- German Cross in Gold (4 February 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 306. Infanterie-Division[1][2]
