Carl-Heinz Greve Explained

Carl-Heinz Greve
Birth Date:	17 October 1920
Death Place:	Lauben--->
Allegiance:
Branch:	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl-Heinz Antonius Greve (17 October 1920 – 21 May 1998) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the 3./Kampfgruppe 606^[1]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Merit Cross 1st Class (15 May 1973)
  • Great Cross of Merit (30 November 1974)

References

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 169.