Karl Weisenberger

Karl Weisenberger
Weisenberger (left) meeting with Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic (right).
Born	(1890-09-29)29 September 1890 Würzburg
Died	28 March 1952(1952-03-28) (aged 61) Kempten
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	71st Infantry Division; LIII Army Corps; XXXVI Mountain Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (13 August 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 71. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wolfgang Ziegler	Commander of 71. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1939 – 15 February 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
Preceded by None	Commander of LIII. Armeekorps 15 February 1941 – 1 December 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Hans Feige	Commander of XXXVI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 1 December 1941 – August 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Emil Vogel

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 71st Infantry Division

Staff	Alexander von Hartmann Karl Weisenberger

Units	Hermann Barnbeck Hans-Karl von Scheele¹ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with Korps "Scheele"

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 785900 GND: 117277592

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