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Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben | |
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 Schlieben andWalter Hennecke at the surrender of Cherbourg | |
| Born | (1894-10-30)30 October 1894 Eisenach |
| Died | 18 June 1964(1964-06-18) (aged 69) Giessen |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank |  Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 208. Infanterie-Division; 18. Panzer Division; 709. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben (30 October 1894 – 18 June 1964) was a German general in theWehrmacht duringWorld War II.
Schlieben joined thePrussian Army in August 1914 and served duringWorld War I. He served as a regimental commander with the1st Panzer Division during theBattle of France in 1940. He then served as a brigade commander with the4th Panzer Division on theEastern Front from June 1942. In February 1943, Schlieben briefly took command of the208th Infantry Division, before being transferred to the18th Panzer Division in April, again as division commander.
Following theBattle of Kursk, the division was disbanded, and in December 1943, he was given command of the709th Static Infantry Division, based in Normandy, France. The unit was used for occupation duties in France. The division was on the Normandy coast when theAllied invasion took place, and thus fought in the early days of the Battle of Normandy, quickly becoming trapped in theCotentin Peninsula. As U.S. forces sealed off the peninsula, the remnants of the division fell back onCherbourg.
On 23 June 1944, Schlieben was appointed commandant ofCherbourg, which the German high command had designated as a 'fortress'. Three days later, von Schlieben and over 800 other troops surrendered to Major GeneralManton S. Eddy, the commander of theU.S. 9th Infantry Division.[1] He was held atTrent Park before he was transferred toIsland Farm on 9 August 1945. He was released on 7 October 1947. Schlieben died on 18 June 1964 inGießen.
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| Preceded by GeneralleutnantKarl Freiherr von Thüngen | Commander of18. Panzer-Division 1 April 1943 – 1 December 1943 | Succeeded by renamed 18. Artillerie-Division |
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