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Karl Göbel

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1918–30 1935–45


Rank
  
Generalmajor

Name
  
Karl Gobel

Born
  
20 January 1900 Adelschlag (
1900-01-20
)

Died
  
2 March 1945(1945-03-02) (aged 45) Esslingen

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1930)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
299. Infanterie-Division

Karl Göbel (20 January 1900 – 2 March 1945) 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 with Oak Leaves. Göbel was wounded on 16 February 1945 in the Courland Pocket and died on 2 March 1945. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) & 1st Class (3 August 1941)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 November 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 419
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 September 1942 as Major and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 420
  • Oak Leaves on 8 June 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 420

    • References

    Karl Göbel Wikipedia
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