Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss
Carl Friedrich Graf von Pückler-Burghauss | |
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Pückler-Burghauss, c. 1942–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Friedrich Graf von Pückler 7 October 1886 Friedland, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 12 May 1945 (aged 58) near Čimelice, Czechoslovakia |
| Cause of death | Suicide by firearm |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Prussian Army Freikorps German Army Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1908–1919 1938–1945 |
| Rank | Major SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS |
| Commands | 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) Waffen-SS, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Medal, 1st and 2nd class with swords |
Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss (October 7, 1886 – 12 May 1945) was a German military officer and an SS-Gruppenführer in Nazi Germany. A member of both the Nazi Party and the Sturmabteilung (SA), he served in the Reichstag for one term in 1933. During the Second World War, Pückler-Burghauss commanded the Latvian Division of the Waffen-SS, and then was the commander of the Waffen-SS units in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He died by suicide on the day that he surrendered to the Red Army.