Anton Grasser

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German WWII army general (1891-1976)

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::summary German WWII army general (1891-1976) ::

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nameAnton Grasser
birth_date3 November 1891
death_date
birth_placeBossendorf, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
death_placeStuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, West Germany
allegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
West Germany
branchImperial German Army
German Army
Bundesgrenzschutz
serviceyears1913–1918
1936–1945
1951–1953
rankGeneral der Infanterie
commands25th Infantry Division
LVI Panzer Corps
XXVI Army Corps
LXXII Army Corps
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
laterworkPolice Officer
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Anton Grasser (3 November 1891 – 3 November 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1953.

In the 1950s, Grasser was involved in organizing an illegal underground army set up by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS veterans in the event of a Soviet invasion of West Germany. Grasser's role, as inspector general of the police and border police, was to provide this secret army with weapons from the police force in case of war. Grasser was connected to it through Albert Schnez, its leader, who had been Grasser's employer in the first post-war years.

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  • {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |author-link=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-year=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=de |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
  • {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=de |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
  • {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=de |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
  • {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1997 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K |language=de |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2299-6

before=Generalmajor Sigfrid Henrici| after= Renamed 25th Panzergrenadier Division| title= Commander of 25. Infanterie-Division| years=4 February 1942 – 23 June 1943 before=Previously 25th Infantry Division| after=Generalleutnant Dr. Fritz Benicke| title= Commander of 25. Panzergrenadier-Division| years=23 June 1943 – 5 November 1943 before=General der Infanterie Friedrich Hoßbach| after=General der Infanterie Friedrich Hoßbach| title= Commander of LVI Panzer Corps| years=14 November 1943 – 9 December 1943 before=General der Infanterie Martin Grase| after=General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin| title= Commander of XXVI. Armeekorps| years=15 February 1944 – 11 May 1944 before=General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin| after=General der Infanterie Gerhard Matzky| title= Commander of XXVI. Armeekorps| years=15 June 1944 – 6 July 1944 before = General der Infanterie Johannes Frießner| after = Generalleutnant Philipp Kleffel| title= Commander of Armee-Abteilung Narwa renamed Armee-Abteilung Grasser| years = 3 July 1944 - 20 October 1944 before=Generalleutnant August Schmidt| after=Generalleutnant Werner Schmidt-Hammer| title= Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps| years=22 January 1945 – April 1945 before=none| after=Brigadegeneral Kurt Andersen| title= Inspector of the Bundesgrenzschutz| years=18 May 1951 – 30 June 1953

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References

  1. Wiegrefe, Klaus. (14 May 2014). "Files Uncovered: Nazi Veterans Created Illegal Army". [[Der Spiegel]].
  2. Das Gupta, Oliver. (11 May 2014). "Wehrmachts- und SS-Veteranen planten Geheimarmee". [[Sueddeutsche Zeitung]].
  3. Thomas 1997, p. 215.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 146.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 168.
  6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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