Ernst Knebel

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Years of service 1914–20 1935–45 Name Ernst Knebel		Other work Police officer Service/branch German Army

Born 2 June 1892 Naunhof ( 1892-06-02 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Commands held Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of the Caucasus Operation Bagration East Prussian Offensive Died March 13, 1945, Bagrationovsk, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of the Caucasus, Operation Bagration, East Prussian Offensive, World War II

Ernst Knebel (6 February 1892 – 13 March 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Knebel was seriously wounded in January 1945 and died of his wounds on 13 March 1945 in Preusisch-Eylau. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class (30 September 1914)

1st Class (26 March 1918)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (10 March 1943)

1st Class (11 August 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black or Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

War Merit Cross with Swords

2nd Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 27 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Feld-Ersatz-Regiment Panzer AOK 3 and Armeewaffenschule

744th Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee (AOK 3)

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 29 January 1945

References

Ernst Knebel Wikipedia

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