Karl Eglseer

Karl Eglseer
Born	5 July 1890 Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 June 1944 (aged 53) near Rettenegg, Nazi Germany
Buried at	St. Ruprecht Cemetery, Klagenfurt
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary First Austrian Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–38 1938–44
Rank	General
Commands held	4th Mountain Division 114th Jäger Division XVIII Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Eglseer (5 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVIII Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Eglseer was killed in an air crash in Austria on June 23, 1944, along with generals Thomas-Emil von Wickede and Eduard Dietl.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 143.

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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.