Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Born 28 March 1896
Deutsch Krone, German Empire[1]
Died 19 October 1981(1981-10-19) (aged 85)
Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service 1914–1921
1934–1945
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
Battles/wars Mogilev Offensive
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller (28 March 1896 – 19 October 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Steinkeller surrendered to the Red Army forces in the course of the Soviet Mogilev Offensive in June 1944; he was released in 1955.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  2. ↑ 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 [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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Albert Henze		 Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
3 April 1944 – 8 July 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Günther Pape
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