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Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck | |
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| Born | 10 July 1892 Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 5 January 1955 (aged 62) Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance | 
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank |
General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held |
15th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer-Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps LVII Panzer Corps LVIII Panzer Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps.
Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler conspiracy in the military. He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the war in concentration camps. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955. [1]
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade [2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). Rommel's Desert Commanders — The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941–42. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3510-9.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| National | |
| People | |
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1955 deaths
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- Barons of Germany
- German Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Generals of Panzer Troops
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
- Nazi concentration camp survivors
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from Potsdam
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck | |
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| Born | 10 July 1892 Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 5 January 1955 (aged 62) Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance |
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank |
General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held |
15th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer-Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps LVII Panzer Corps LVIII Panzer Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps.
Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler conspiracy in the military. He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the war in concentration camps. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955. [1]
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade [2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). Rommel's Desert Commanders — The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941–42. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3510-9.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1955 deaths
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- Barons of Germany
- German Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Generals of Panzer Troops
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
- Nazi concentration camp survivors
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from Potsdam