Karl Baacke Military person

Karl Baacke (15 May 1907 – 1 April 1944) was an Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Baacke is missing in action since 1 April 1944 in the Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 15, 1907
Birth place	Germany , Aurich
Date of death	April 01, 1944
Place of death	Khmelnytskyi Oblast , Ukraine

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allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket Crimean Campaign World War II Battle of France Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket Battle of Greece Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	Grenadier-Regiment 226 and Urlauber-Regiment Baacke
service start	1924
service end	1944