Carl-Erik Koehler

Carl-Erik Koehler
Born	3 December 1895 Mannheim
Died	8 December 1958(1958-12-08) (aged 63) Rheine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Commands	306. Infanterie-Division XXXIII. Armeekorps XX. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (4 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 306. Infanterie-Division

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht