Georg Karck Military person

Georg Karck (11 June 1911 in Segeburg — 3 July 1944, in Normandy) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.Karck joined the SS on 1 October 1931 (SS service number 17690). He was the commander of the 9th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler when he was awarded the Knight's Cross.He subsequently commanded the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH, and was killed in a road traffic accident in Normandy, France. At the time, he was driving at night with the vehicle lights off to avoid allied aircraft attack. He received posthumous promotion to SS-Sturmbannführer in the reserve in order to secure an improved widow's pension.

Personal facts

Georg Karck
Birth dateJune 11, 1911
Birth place
Germany , Bad Segeberg
Date of deathJuly 03, 1944
Place of death
Normandy , France

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award
Wound Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Close Combat Clasp
Tank Destruction Badge
Honour Chevron for the Old Guard
German Cross
Panzer Badge
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
service start1931
service end1944

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