Friedrich Karst

Friedrich Karst
Friedrich Karst
Born	4 September 1893; Deutsch-Eylau, West Prussia
Died	18 October 1975 (aged 82); Herford
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	95 Infantery Division; 262 Infantry Division; Division Nr. 466
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Karst (4 September 1893 – 18 October 1975) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 461[1]

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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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff	Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 6 September 1942 – 27 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Edward Aldrian
Preceded by General der Artillerie Edgar Theißen	Commander of 262. Infanterie-Division 15 September 1942 – 1 July 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eugen Wößner

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