Carl Anders

Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul Anders (31 August 1893 – 28 January 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Carl Anders
Born	31 August 1893
Died	28 January 1972 (aged 78)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	168th Infantry Division 88th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anders surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (26 October 1939)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 484[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 484[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 72.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 15.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.