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Karl Kriebel

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Years of service
  
1907–45

Rank
  
General der Infanterie


Name
  
Karl Kriebel

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942)

Died
  
November 28, 1961, Bad Krozingen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland

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Commands held
  
56th Infantry Division, 46th Infantry Division

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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.

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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

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 56. Infanterie-Division
  • References

    Karl Kriebel Wikipedia