Karl Rhein

Karl Ludwig Rhein
Karl Rhein
Born	30 March 1894 Wetzlar, German Empire
Died	27 March 1988(1988-03-27) (aged 93) West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic ( Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	311. Infanterie-Division 295. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Rhein (30 March 1894 – 27 March 1988) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 439^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Dr. Franz Beyer	Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 22 February 1943 – 1 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinz Furbach
Preceded by Generalmajor Heinz Furbach	Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 25 April 1944 – 1 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Steinmüller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Dinter	Commander of 295. Infanterie-Division 27 July 1944 – 26 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Siegfried Macholz

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 134th Infantry Division

Staff	Hans Schlemmer (Oak Leaves)

Units	Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa Karl Rhein Richard John Fritz Klasing¹ (Oak Leaves) Karl Wanka² (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the 102nd Infantry Division. ² Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division.

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