Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck

For the Prussian geologist, see Albrecht von Groddeck.

Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck
Born	18 February 1894
Died	10 January 1944(1944-01-10) (aged 49) Breslau, Silesia
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands	161. Infanterie-Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck (18 February 1894 – 10 January 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He died from wounds on 10 January 1944 in a Breslau hospital and was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 120 (mot.)

References

Bibliography

• 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.