Karl Eglseer

Karl Eglseer (5 July 1890 – 23 June 1944) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVIII. Gebirgs-Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On June 23, 1944, a Ju 52 aircraft carrying Eglseer, General der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede, Generaloberst Eduard Dietl, Generalleutnant Franz Rossi and three other passengers crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria; there were no survivors.

Awards and decorations

 * Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Austrian Republic
 * General Carinthian Cross for bravery
 * Special Carinthian Cross for bravery
 * Military Jubilee Cross
 * Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary)
 * Karl Troop Cross (Eligibility confirmed after 12 November 1918)
 * Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration and swords
 * Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria


 * German Third Reich
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Anschluss Medal
 * Sudetenland Medal
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Silver
 * Crimea Shield
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division