Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss (October 7, 1886 – 12 May 1945) was a German military officer and an SS-Gruppenführer in Nazi Germany.

[1] Together, they had two daughters and one son: Pückler-Burghauss attended the Gymnasium in Breslau (today, Wrocław) until 1905 and then studied law and political science at the University of Bonn.

On 1 April 1908, he entered the 1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers Regiment of the Royal Prussian Army, headquartered in Breslau, as a Fahnenjunker (officer cadet).

Following the death of his father that year, he returned to Schloss Friedland [de], his family estate, to assume its management.

In July 1932, Pückler-Burghauss was appointed as the advisor on military issues on the staff of the SA-Gruppe Schlesien, commanded by Edmund Heines.

He saw combat in the Polish campaign at the start of the Second World War and earned the Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

On the personal recommendation of Kurt Daluege, the chief of the Ordnungspolizei, Pückler-Burghauss was granted the rank of Generalmajor of Police on 30 January.

On 20 March 1944, he was assigned as the commander of Waffen-SS forces in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a post which he held until the end of the war.

During the fierce fighting, the SS committed many war crimes, including shooting hostages and using civilians as human shields.