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Anton Grasser

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German WWII army general (1891-1976)
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Anton Grasser
Born3 November 1891
Died3 November 1976(1976-11-03) (aged 85)
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
West Germany
BranchImperial German Army
German Army
Bundesgrenzschutz
Years of service1913–1918
1936–1945
1951–1953
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands25th Infantry Division
LVI Panzer Corps
XXVI Army Corps
LXXII Army Corps
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Other workPolice Officer

Anton Grasser (3 November 1891 – 3 November 1976) was a German general duringWorld War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser joined theBundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1953.

In the 1950s, Grasser was involved in organizingan illegal underground army set up byWehrmacht andWaffen-SS veterans in the event of a Soviet invasion ofWest Germany.[1] Grasser's role, as inspector general of the police and border police, was to provide thissecret army with weapons from the police force in case of war. Grasser was connected to it throughAlbert Schnez, its leader, who had been Grasser's employer in the first post-war years.[2]

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  1. ^Wiegrefe, Klaus (14 May 2014)."Files Uncovered: Nazi Veterans Created Illegal Army".Der Spiegel. Retrieved18 May 2014.
  2. ^Das Gupta, Oliver (11 May 2014)."Wehrmachts- und SS-Veteranen planten Geheimarmee" [Wehrmacht and SS veterans planned secret army].Sueddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved16 October 2018.
  3. ^abThomas 1997, p. 215.
  4. ^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 146.
  5. ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 168.
  6. ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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  • 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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007).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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1997).Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
GeneralmajorSigfrid Henrici
Commander of25. Infanterie-Division
4 February 1942 – 23 June 1943
Succeeded by
Renamed 25th Panzergrenadier Division
Preceded by
Previously 25th Infantry Division
Commander of25. Panzergrenadier-Division
23 June 1943 – 5 November 1943
Succeeded by
GeneralleutnantDr. Fritz Benicke
Preceded by
General der InfanterieFriedrich Hoßbach
Commander ofLVI Panzer Corps
14 November 1943 – 9 December 1943
Succeeded by
General der InfanterieFriedrich Hoßbach
Preceded by
General der InfanterieMartin Grase
Commander ofXXVI. Armeekorps
15 February 1944 – 11 May 1944
Succeeded by
General der ArtillerieWilhelm Berlin
Preceded by
General der ArtillerieWilhelm Berlin
Commander ofXXVI. Armeekorps
15 June 1944 – 6 July 1944
Succeeded by
General der InfanterieGerhard Matzky
Preceded by
General der InfanterieJohannes Frießner
Commander ofArmee-Abteilung Narwa
renamedArmee-Abteilung Grasser

3 July 1944 - 20 October 1944
Succeeded by
GeneralleutnantPhilipp Kleffel
Preceded by
GeneralleutnantAugust Schmidt
Commander ofLXXII. Armeekorps
22 January 1945 – April 1945
Succeeded by
GeneralleutnantWerner Schmidt-Hammer
Preceded by
none
Inspector of theBundesgrenzschutz
18 May 1951 – 30 June 1953
Succeeded by
BrigadegeneralKurt Andersen
Inspector of theBundesgrenzschutz
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