Anton Grasser

Anton Grasser (3 November 1891 – 3 November 1976) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Anton Grasser was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was released in 1947. Anton Grasser joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1953.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (18 June 1915)
 * 1st Class (6 June 1916)
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 July 1935)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (21 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (8 June 1940)
 * Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)
 * Infantry Assault Badge
 * German Cross in Gold (11 March 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 16 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 119
 * 344th Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Panzergrenadier-Division
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (23 September 1943)
 * Grand Cross of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1953)