Karl Alm

Karl Alm
Born	4 January 1919 Tribsees
Died	23 November 1944(1944-11-23) (aged 25) Frauenburg, Latvia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–44
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 353
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle for Velikiye Luki Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Adolf Alm (4 January 1919 – 23 November 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Karl Alm was killed on 23 November 1944. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 October 1941)^[1]
- 1st Class (30 August 1942)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (19 February 1941)^[1]
- in Silver (4 October 1941)^[1]
- in Gold (14 November 1942)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (13 July 1942)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 353^[2]^[3]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (28 November 1944)

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas and Wegmann 1987, p. 47.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 205th Infantry Division

Staff	Horst von Mellenthin (Oak Leaves)

Units	Karl Alm Anton Berg Georg Bleher Wolfgang von Bostell¹ (Oak Leaves) Edwin Stolz (Oak Leaves) Achim Wunderlich

¹ Knight's Cross with the 23rd Infantry Division

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