Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld
Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld | |
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Treuenfeld, c. 1944-1945 | |
| Birth name | Karl Theodor Friedrich Freiherr von Fischer-Treuenfeld |
| Born | 31 March 1885 Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 7 June 1946 (aged 61) Stadtallendorf, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Prussian Army Reichswehr Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1903–1918 1919–1920 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann Major SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS |
| Commands | 2 SS Infantry Brigade 1 SS Infantry Brigade SS Panzer Division Frundsberg VI SS Army Corps |
| Known for | Leading the assault on the assassins of Reinhard Heydrich |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in gold Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Wound Badge in silver |
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Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld (31 March 1885 – 7 June 1946) was a German military officer who served in the German Imperial Army, the Reichswehr and the Waffen-SS. During the Nazi era he held a number of important staff and field command positions. During the Second World War, he commanded the 2 SS Infantry Brigade and the 1 SS Infantry Brigade, which engaged in the killing of Jews, communists and partisans in the Soviet Union. As the commander of the Waffen-SS in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, he led the assault that resulted in the deaths of the assassins of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. He later commanded the SS Division Frundsberg in combat on the eastern front. After the end of the war, he was taken prisoner and killed himself while in American custody.