Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1896 |
| Died | 19 October 1981 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller (28 March 1896 – 19 October 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Steinkeller surrendered to the Red Army forces in the course of the Soviet Mogilev Offensive in June 1944; he was released in 1955.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Wałcz
- People from West Prussia
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military 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 Soviet Union
- Reichswehr personnel
- German untitled nobility