Anton Grasser
Anton Grasser was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser joined the Bundesgrenzschutz in 1951, retiring in 1953.
In the 1950s, Grasser was involved in organizing an illegal underground army set up by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS veterans in the event of a Soviet invasion of West Germany. Grasser's role, as inspector general of the police and border police, was to provide this secret army with weapons from the police force in case of war. Grasser was connected to it through Albert Schnez, its leader, who had been Grasser's employer in the first post-war years.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Infanterie-Division
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- * Knight's Cross on 16 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 119
- * Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 25. Panzergrenadier-Division
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany