Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Friedrich Carl von Stein Keller ( born March 28, 1896 in German crown, † October 19, 1981 in Hannover ) came from an old noble family of Mecklenburg - Pomerania, and was a German officer, most recently Major General in World War II.
Curriculum vitae
Under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel stone cellar was in 1940 commander of the motorcycle riflemen Battalion 7 of the 7th Armoured Division. In 1942 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel commanding the motorcycle riflemen Battalion 1 of the 7th Armoured Division, from 1943 commander of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 7 of the 10th Panzer Division. In the same year him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded. From April 1944, commander of the Feldherrenhalle Division, stone cellar was promoted to major general two months later.
" On the afternoon of June 26 ( sc 1944, during Operation Bagration ) Major General of the stone cellar of XII received. AK ( Lieutenant General Vincent Müller) following command: ' Force made his way to the West! Divisions are fired! ' This command replaced the entire front of the 4th Army from an immense confusion. From the stone cellar of the catastrophic consequences of this command decided, knowing withdraw his division bringing up the rear on both sides of the road Minsk Mogilev- sections and fighting. On the evening of June 26th hit of stone cellar and General Martinek and reported that his resolution. So now covered the Panzergrenadier - Division " Feldherrenhalle " freely decides the flow of the retreating on the road to Minsk German residual associations. This dramatic, self-sacrificing struggle began the moment, as the men who were left of the 9th Company of the GR 689, galloped south to reach Bobruisk, and wondered at the fact that the Russians were not south past encountered them. That this was not the case, this was due to a German division! "
On July 8, 1944, he came into Soviet captivity, from which it eleven years later, on 9 October 1955 returned to Hanover.
Steinkeller signed the call of the 17 generals and calling on the people and the armed forces of 50 German generals.