Karl Buckel

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Years of service 1940–45 1950's–76 Service/branch German Army		Name Karl Buckel
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Hauptmann of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Unit Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 277 Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Died September 2, 1997, Wedemark, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II

Karl Buckel (12 June 1920 – 2 September 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Buckel was captured by French troops at the end of the war, but escaped soon after. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1976 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (16 December 1941)

1st Class (15 October 1942)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 December 1943)

German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1944 as Oberleutnant in the Reserves in the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 277

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Oberleutnant in the Reserves and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 277

References

Karl Buckel Wikipedia

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