Karl Eglseer

Karl Eglseer
Born	5 July 1890 Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 June 1944(1944-06-23) (aged 53) near Rettenegg, Nazi Germany
Buried	St. Ruprecht Cemetery, Klagenfurt
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–38 1938–44
Rank	General
Commands	4th Mountain Division 114th Jäger Division XVIII Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Eglseer (5 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVIII Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Eglseer was killed in an air crash in Austria on June 23, 1944, along with generals Thomas-Emil von Wickede and Eduard Dietl.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)