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Karl Strecker (20 September 1884 – 10 April 1973) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. Born the son of a Prussian officer in Radmannsdorf, West Prussia (present-day Trzebiełuch, Poland), Strecker in 1905 joined the infantry regiment No. 152 of the German Army at Marienburg in the rank of a Leutnant, promoted to Hauptmann (captain) in World War I. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Strecker was captured by Soviet troops at Stalingrad in February 1943. He was held in captivity until 1955. Strecker's postwar claim that he was promoted to Generaloberst on the last day of the battle is obviously unsubstantiated.〔See ''Dienstaltersliste des Deutschen Heeres'', 1943 and 1944 volumes, NARA T-78 R-515 & R-516.〕 ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Eastern Front Medal * Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (6 November 1942) * German Cross in Gold (25 January 1943) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division 〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 336.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl Strecker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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