Karl Kriebel
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Karl Kriebel | |
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Born | 26 February 1888 Metz, Alsace-Lorraine |
Died | 28 November 1961 Sparenberg, Germany | (aged 73)
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Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 56 Infantry Division 46th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Kriebel (26 February 1888 – 28 November 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
At the beginning of World War II, Kriebel was appointed commander of 56th Infantry Division. Later, he commanded several other divisions. He also served as a deputy member on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the 20 July Plot from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 56. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 225.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- 1888 births
- 1961 deaths
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Military personnel from Alsace-Lorraine
- Military personnel from Metz
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Reichswehr personnel
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