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Karl von Graffen

Karl von Graffen was a highly decorated German general during World War II who held divisional and corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations
Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg), Knight's Cross on 29 September 1912 • Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class • 2nd Class on 25 September 1914 • 1st Class on 25 November 1916 • Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), 2nd and 1st Class • 2nd Class on 8 December 1914 • 1st Class on 6 October 1916 • Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class with War Decoration on 25 July 1917 • Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg on 8 September 1917 • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 9 January 1935 • Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class on 3 October 1936 • Order of St. Sava, Commander's Cross on 1 December 1938 • Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class • 2nd Class on 17 June 1940 • 1st Class on 29 June 1941 • German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 • Eastern Front Medal on 13 August 1942 • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 58. Infanterie-Division ==Sources==
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