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 at	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 held	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^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division 23 October 1940 – 1 October 1941	Succeeded by Oberst Karl Wintergerst
Preceded by Oberst Karl Wintergerst	Commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division November 1941 – 22 October 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hermann Kreß
Preceded by Generalleutnant Josef Reichert	Commander of 114th Jäger Division 20 February 1943 – 1 December 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alexander Bourquin
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Franz Böhme	Commander of XVIII Gerbirgskorps 10 December 1943 – 23 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Hochbaum

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Mountain Division

Stab	Karl Eglseer

Units	Fritz Backhauss Kaspar Brandner Wilhelm Bredemeier Klaus Faulmüller Herbert Fritz Martin Hackl Rudolf Schlee (Oak Leaves) Andreas Thorey (Oak Leaves) Eugen Zehnder

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 298562188 GND: 1033441538

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