Hans-Karl von Scheele

Hans-Karl von Scheele
Born	23 May 1892
Died	8 October 1955 (aged 63)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	208th Infantry Division LII Army Corps
Battles/wars	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

Citations

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

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.