Carl Anders | |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1893 |
Branch: | Army |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | 168th Infantry Division 88th Infantry Division |
Battles: | World War IIVistula–Oder Offensive |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul Anders (31 August 1893 – 28 January 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Anders surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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