Karl Weisenberger

Karl Weisenberger
Karl Weisenberger
	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-111-1791-10, Gen. Karl Weisenberg, Gen.Oberst Lothar Rendulic.jpg General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger (left) meeting with Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic (right).
Born	29 September 1890; Würzburg
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Kempten
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	71. Infanterie-Division; LIII. Armeekorps; XXXVI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France; Battle of Sedan (1940); Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords
German Cross in Gold (13 August 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 71. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wolfgang Ziegler	Commander of 71. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1939 – 15 February 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
Preceded by None	Commander of LIII. Armeekorps 15 February 1941 – 1 December 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Hans Feige	Commander of XXXVI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 1 December 1941 – August 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Emil Vogel

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 71st Infantry Division
Stab	Alexander von Hartmann Karl Weisenberger
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 191	Reinhard Fredebold Rudolf Grasser Karl Mally Karl Offschany Hans-Karl von Scheele¹ (Oak Leaves) Johannes Schulze
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 194	Fritz Roske
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 221	Hermann Barnbeck Franz Haecker Paul Hoffmann Friedrich-Wilhelm Knuth Gottfried Kunze Waldemar Müller Walter Pape Detlev von Rumohr August Söhlke Walter Steinbrenner Walter Weber
Artillerie-Regiment 171	Otto Stoy
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 171	Herbert Hübner
Pionier-Bataillon 171	Alfred Germer
¹ Oak Leaves with Korps "Scheele"

Karl Weisenberger
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-111-1791-10, Gen. Karl Weisenberg, Gen.Oberst Lothar Rendulic.jpg General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger (left) meeting with Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic (right).
Born	(1890-09-29)29 September 1890 Würzburg
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Kempten
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	71. Infanterie-Division LIII. Armeekorps XXXVI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Sedan (1940) Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross