Hans-Karl von Scheele explained

Hans-Karl von Scheele
Birth Date:	23 May 1892
Birth Place:	Magdeburg, German Empire
Death Place:	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, West Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1911–45
Commands:	208th Infantry Division LII Army Corps
Battles:	World War I---- World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Karl von Scheele (23 May 1892 – 8 October 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (15 December 1914)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (16 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 191^[2]
  • 217th Oak Leaves on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korps "Scheele"^[3]

References

Bibliography

• 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.

• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 249.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 304.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.