(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Casper
Born: 22 Feb 1893 in Rehden, District Graudenz
Died: 25 Aug 1970 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (18 Nov 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (06 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (23 Mar 1915); Leutnant (19 Nov 1915); Polizei-Leutnant (19 Nov 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (09 Apr 1925); Polizei-Major (20 Apr 1935); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (08 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 129th Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-21 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the 129th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (21 Dec 1914-23 Mar 1915)
Transferred into the 61st Infantry-Regiment (23 Mar 1915-06 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (06 Aug 1915-09 Sep 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Transferred to the 61st Infantry-Regiment in the Field (06 Nov 1915-05 Sep 1916)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 61st Infantry-Regiment (05 Sep 1916-01 Oct 1916)
Company-Officer in the Assault-Battalion of the 35th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1916-12 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (12 Feb 1917-25 Jun 1917)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 61st Infantry-Regiment (25 Jun 1917-25 Apr 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (25 Apr 1918-16 Sep 1918)
Tactical MG-Officer with the Staff of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1918-02 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 61st Infantry-Regiment (02 Nov 1918-13 Jan 1919)
Leader of the Training-Detachment of 8th Company of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1919-17 Mar 1919)
Sport and Gas Protection Officer of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Studying Jurisprudence and Political Economy (16 May 1920-19 Nov 1920)
Entered Police Service (19 Nov 1920)
Accepted into the Protection-Police Berlin (19 Nov 1920-01 Mar 1922)
Detached to the Officers-Course at the Police-School Eiche (19 May 1921-20 Aug 1921)
Detached to the Officer-Sports-Course in Spandau (04 Feb 1922-11 Apr 1922)
Inspection-Officer and Department-Leader at the Police-School, Brandenburg (01 Mar 1922-22 May 1929)
Detached to the pedagogic Officers-Course at the Police-School Eiche (05 Oct 1926-18 Dec 1926)
District-Chief in the Police Administration Recklinghausen (22 May 1929-01 Aug 1933)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Course at the Police-School Eiche (08 Mar 1933-12 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the State-Police-Department Essen (01 Aug 1933-01 Aug 1935)
Detached to a Special Course (07 Jan 1934-24 Feb 1934)
Detached to a Special Course (09 Apr 1934-30 Jun 1934)
Detached to the 15th Tactical Special Course (21 Feb 1935-06 Mar 1935)
Detached to Infantry-Regiment Tübingen (01 Aug 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Major with the Staff of the 35th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Dec 1939)
Detached to Staff-Officers-Course in Ludwigsburg (22 Nov 1937-02 Dec 1937)
Battalion-Commander in the 174th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 118th Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-10 Oct 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 38th Infantry-Division (00 Oct 1942-10 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Oct 1942-27 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 335th Infantry-Division (27 Oct 1942-07 Sep 1943)
Wounded, Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Sep 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Commander of the 48th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1944-05 Jan 1944)
Commander of the 171st Infantry-Division (05 Jan 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 48th Infantry-Division (09 Oct 1944-30 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 48th Volksgrenadier-Division (30 Dec 1944-26 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 48th Infantry-Division (26 Jan 1945-09 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-00 May 1948)
Released (00 May 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (528): am 22.09.1941 als Oberst und Kdr. Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot)
- 1914 EK I : 26.11.1916
- 1914 EK II : 04.08.1915
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 24.07.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 25.05.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 30.11.1943
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zumEK I: 11.06.1940
- Spange zumEK II: 23.05.1940
- Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen: 20.03.1940
- Anerkennungsurkunde des OB. des Heeres (135): am 12.07.1941 als Oberst und Kdr. Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.) / 36. Infanteriedivision (mot.) / Tat bei Pskow am 08.07.1941
- Anerkennungsschreiben des OB. des Heeres: am 20.07.1941 als Oberst und Kdr. Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.) / Tat bei Pskow am 08.07.1941
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (84): am 22.07.1941 als Oberst und Kdr. Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot.) / Tat bei Liepena (Litauen) am 04.07.1941
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze: 07.09.1941
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 18.07.1942
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 05.10.1943


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