Casper, Carl
- Date of birth:
- February 22nd, 1893 (Rehden / Graudenz, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 24th, 1970 (Munich, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
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Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 4th August 1915.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 26th November 1916.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 118 (motorisiert) / 36.Infanteriedivision (motorisiert)
- Awarded on:
- July 12th, 1941
135th Award.
To the Anerkennungsurkunde belonging Anerkennungsschreiben received on 20th July 1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandant Infanterie-Regiment 118 (motorisiert)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1941
For action near Liepena, Lithuania on 4th July 1941.
84th mentioning in Ehrenblatt.
84th mentioning in Ehrenblatt.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 118 (mot) / 36.Infanterie-Division (mot) / XLI. Armeekorps (mot) / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- September 22nd, 1941
“On the 09.09.1941 Oberst Casper and his Regiment broke through the outer defensive ring of Petersburg following hard combat northwest of Krasnogvardeisk. Fighting as the attacking spearhead, he and his unit reached the distant daily objective (vital for the continuation of the XXXXI. Armee-Korps’ operations) in the late evening hours. Recognizing the enemy’s weak spot at a critical moment, he immediately dispatched a further Bataillon to the area and rushed to the foremost line. From here he inspired his soldiers to achieve an eventual decisive success.”
528th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1943
Sources
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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