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Sep 20, 1884 Trzebiełuch, Kuyavian Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 10 Apr 1973 (aged 88)
German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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About Karl Strecker
- Karl Strecker (20 September 1884 – 10 April 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded several army corps on the Eastern Front.
- A career military and police professional, he fought in World War I and then served in the paramilitary Security Police of the Weimar Republic.
- Strecker welcomed the rise of Hitler and found favor with the regime, earning rapid promotions in the armed forces of Nazi Germany, the Wehrmacht.
- Strecker commanded the German Army's XI Army Corps in the Battle of Stalingrad and was the last German general to surrender his command in the city.
- He spent twelve years in Soviet captivity before being released in 1955.
