Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Born	28 March 1896
Died	19 October 1981(1981-10-19) (aged 85)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Mogilev Offensive (surrendered)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller (28 March 1896 – 19 October 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Steinkeller surrendered to the Red Army forces in the course of the Soviet Mogilev Offensive in June 1944; he was released in 1955.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Albert Henze	Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 3 April 1944 – 8 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Günther Pape

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 7th Panzer Division

Staff	Hans Freiherr von Funck (Oak Leaves) Hasso von Manteuffel¹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Karl Mauss² (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Erwin Rommel³ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds)

Units	Walter Brandes Eduard Hauser⁴ (Oak Leaves) Horst Ohrloff Karl Rothenburg Adelbert Schulz (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Johann Condné Fritz Bachmann Georg von Bismarck Joachim Dünkler Richard Grünert⁵ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller Richard Grünert(Oak Leaves)

¹Diamonds with the 5th Panzer Army. ²Knight's Cross with the 10th Panzer Division, Oak Leaves with the 4th Panzer Division. ³Swords and Diamonds with the Panzer Army Africa. ⁴Oak Leaves with the 13th Panzer Division.

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