Karl Koske

Karl Koske
Born	27 June 1889
Died	8 April 1945(1945-04-08) (aged 55) Vienna
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1908–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	212th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Koske (27 June 1889 – 8 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Koske was wounded in an air raid and died in a Vienna hospital on 8 April 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 March 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 212. Infanterie-Division

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.