Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld

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Karl von Fischer-Treuenfeld
Born	31 March 1885
Died	7 June 1946(1946-06-07) (aged 61) Allendorf, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1904-1918)  Weimar Republic (1918-1933)  Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS
Unit	2 SS Infantry Brigade 1 SS Infantry Brigade SS Panzer Division Frundsberg VI SS Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II

Karl Freiherr von Fischer-Treuenfeld (31 March 1885 – 7 June 1946) was a German Waffen-SS commander. A brigade commander during the Nazi era, during the invasion of the Soviet Union, he commanded the 2 SS Infantry Brigade and the 1 SS Infantry Brigade, which engaged in the killing of Jews, communists and partisans (bandits). Treuenfeld later commanded the SS Division Frundsberg. He committed suicide in 1946 whilst in American custody.