What is Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl?
{{Infobox Military Person |name=Friedrich Wilhelm Karl |image= |caption= |born=15 September 1911 |died=21 August 1970 |placeofbirth=[[Frankfurt (Oder)|Frankfurt on Oder]], [[Germany]] |placeofdeath=[[Dortmund]], [[Germany]] |nickname= |allegiance=[[Nazi Germany]] |branch=[[Image:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg|23px]], [[Waffen SS]] |serviceyears=1934–1945 |rank=[[Standartenführer]] |unit=[[SS-VT]]<br>[[11 SS|11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division ''Nordland'']] |commands= |battles=[[World War II]] |awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]<br>[[Iron Cross]] I Class<br>[[Iron Cross]] II Class<br>[[German Cross]] in Gold |relations= |laterwork= }} '''Friedrich Wilhelm Karl''' (15 September 1911 – 21 August 1970) was a [[Standartenführer]] in the [[Waffen SS]] during [[World War II]]. He was given the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. ==Early life== Friedrich Wilhelm Karl was born on 15 September 1911 in [[Frankfurt (Oder)|Frankfurt on Oder]], [[Germany]]. He was one of the first people to join the SS (SS service number 101 983) and the [[NSDAP]] (party number 1591713). He was chosen to be an officer and sent to the SS [[officer]] school, the [[SS-Junkerschule]] at [[Bad Tölz]], in 1934.<ref name=axis.biographical.research/><ref name=frontkjemper/> ==World War II== In 1940, Karl was given the [[Iron Cross]] [[medal]] 1st and 2nd level during the [[Battle of France]]. He was part of the 13th [[Company (military)|Company]], SS [[Infantry]] [[Regiment]] called ''Germania''. They had small-[[calibre]] [[artillery]] [[gun]]s.<ref name=axis.biographical.research/><ref name=frontkjemper/> The SS Regiment ''Germania'' was used as the start of the new SS [[Division (military)|Division]], [[11 SS|11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division ''Nordland'']]. Karl was given [[Command (military)|command]] of the 11th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment. He received the [[German Cross]] in Gold in August 1944. He received the Knight's Cross in December 1944.<ref name=axis.biographical.research/><ref name=frontkjemper/> ==After the