Greve, Prof.Dr.med.dent., Karl

Date of birth:: January 7th, 1897 (Hannover/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:: October 13th, 1942 (Feldlazarett 1/572 in Tartu, Estonia)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Karl Greve eas posthumously promoted to Major de Reserve z.V.

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann der Reserve zur Verwendung
Unit:: Kommandeur I./Jäger-Regiment 49
Awarded on:: May 18th, 1942

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 27.06.1942) describes why Greve would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hauptmann Dr. Karl Greve, commander of a Jäger-Bataillon…

At the start of May 1942 he and his Bataillon had a major share in the great successes of his Division in the east of the Crimean peninsula. Fighting at the head of his Bataillon, he stormed past the ordered attack objective on his own initiative and without artillery support. In doing so he succeeded in penetrating into the heavily fortified and toughly defended enemy positions. The Bolsheviks were pushed back several kilometres by this attack, which furthermore also secured a particularly good jump-off position for the continued attack of the Division…”