__NOTOC__ Karl Angerstein (4 December 1890 – 20 September 1985) was a German general during

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who commanded the

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. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

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Awards

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in Gold on 16 July 1942 as ''

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'' in Kampfgeschwader 1 *

on 2 November 1940 as ''

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'' and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

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