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Karl Allmendinger
Born	3 February 1891 Abtsgmünd, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	2 October 1965 (1965-10-03) (aged 74) Ellwangen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire   Weimar Republic   Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	5th Infantry Division V Army Corps 17th Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Allmendinger (3 February 1891 – 2 October 1965) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division, V Army Corps then 17th Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Career

Allmendinger was appointed to command the 5th Infantry Division as a Generalmajor on 25 October 1940. ^[1] His division was committed to the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July. ^[2] He was promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 August 1942, ^[1] and was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 13 December 1942. ^[2] He was relieved of command of the division on 4 January 1943. ^[1]

On 1 July 1943 he was recalled into active service and appointed commanding general of the V Army Corps which operated in the Crimea. Assigned to command the 17th Army in early May 1944, his mission was to evacuate Sevastopol and lead his units back to Romania across the Black Sea. Considerable losses in men and material were suffered.

On 25 July 1944, Allmendinger was again relieved from command and transferred to the Führerreserve, where he remained without further assignment until the end of the war. He was arrested by U.S. forces in 1945 but released in 1946.

Allmendinger was the son of Karl Allmendinger (Author) [ de] (1863 – 1946), a teacher, poet and writer.

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940) ^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division ^[2]
  • 153rd Oak Leaves on 13 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 5. Jäger-Division ^[2]

3rd Class of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Order (16 February 1928)

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