World War II Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim (5 October 1894 – 9 June 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and later an intelligence officer in the Federal Republic of Germany.

For his services, Rabe von Pappenheim received the Iron Cross, Second Class in January 1915 and was appointed lieutenant on April 26, 1915.

From June 1918 until the end of the war he was an orderly officer on the staff of the 14th Reserve Division and at the General Command of the VII Army Corps.

After his promotion to captain in 1928, Rabe von Pappenheim became chief of the 6th squadron in the 15th (Prussian) Cavalry Regiment.

Two years later, on October 1, 1937, he moved to the German legations in The Hague and Brussels as a military attaché with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and in January 1940 he was entrusted with the consequences of the Mechelen Incident.

Appointed in December 1943, he took up command of the 97th Jaeger Division in February 1944 and received his commission as lieutenant general on July 1, 1944.

At the “Homecoming of the Ten Thousand” in October 1955, Rabe von Pappenheim was also released by the Soviets.