Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck | |
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| Born | 10 July 1892 Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 5 January 1955 (aged 62) Dortmund-Bodelschwingh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1944 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands | 15th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer-Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps LVII Panzer Corps LVIII Panzer Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Karl Asmus Werner Freiherr von Esebeck (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps.
Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler conspiracy in the military. He was arrested on 21 July 1944, discharged from the Wehrmacht with effect from 31 December 1944 and spent the rest of the war in a military prison. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life at Bodelschwingh Castle, died on 5 January 1955 and was buried in the Family Cemetery at Bodelschwingh Castle.