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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
A.K.A.
Ангерштейн, Карл
Gender:
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Birth:
4 December 1890(Mühlhausen/Thuringia, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany)
Death:
20 September 1985(Feldkirchen, District of Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Karl Angerstein (4 December 1890 – 20 September 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 1st Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 16 July 1942 as Generalmajor in Kampfgeschwader 1
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"