Background
Born the son of a Prussian officer in Radmannsdorf, West Prussia (present-day Trzebiełuch, Poland), Strecker in 1905 joined the infantry regiment Number.
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Karl Strecker
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152 of the German Army at Marienburg in the rank of a Leutnant, promoted to Hauptmann (captain) in World War I. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Strecker was captured by Soviet troops at Stalingrad in February 1943. He was held in captivity until 1955.
Strecker"s postwar claim that he was promoted to Generaloberst on the last day of the battle is unsubstantiated.
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Achievements
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class 1st Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Eastern Front Medal Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (6 November 1942) German Cross in Gold (25 January 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division.
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Nationality
Germany