Hans-Karl von Scheele (23 May 1892 – 8 October 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Awards Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (15 December 1914) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (16 May 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 191 217th Oak Leaves on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korps "Scheele" References Citations Bibliography 1892 births 1955 deaths Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Military personnel from Magdeburg People from the Province of Saxony Prussian Army personnel Reichswehr personnel 20th-century German judges German untitled nobility Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class German Army generals of World War II