__NOTOC__ Karl von Graffen (6 June 1893 – 1 November 1964) was a German general during

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who held divisional and corps level commands. 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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. Graffen was taken prisoner in May 1945 by the US 85th Infantry Division near Belluno, Italy, and was released in March 1948.

Awards and decorations

on 13 August 1942 as ''

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'' and commander of 58. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 167.

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