Karl Neumeister (equestrian)

Karl Neumeister
Born	15 August 1903 Bairisch Kölldorf, Austria
Died	2 October 1990(1990-10-02) (aged 87) Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Leningrad Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Battle of Debrecen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Neumeister (15 August 1903 – 2 October 1990) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 October 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (16 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1

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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{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)

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com