Karl Eglseer Military person

Karl Eglseer (5 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVIII. Gebirgs-Korps. 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. On June 23, 1944, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft carrying Eglseer, General der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede, Generaloberst Eduard Dietl, Generalleutnant Franz Rossi and three other passengers crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria; there were no survivors.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 05, 1890
Birth place	Bad Ischl , Austria
Date of death	June 23, 1944
Place of death	Rettenegg , Styria
Resting place	Klagenfurt

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allegiance	Nazi Germany First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Austria–Hungary (to 1918)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa German occupation of Czechoslovakia Crimean Campaign Battle of the Caucasus World War II Battle of France World War I Invasion of Yugoslavia Anschluss Operation Shingle Battle of Uman
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	4. Gebirgs-Division 114. Jäger-Division XVIII. Gebirgs-Korps
service start	1908
service end	1908