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Karl Rübel

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1914–45


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Karl Rubel

Karl Rübel Generalleutnant Karl Rbel 18951945 RK 13145 Kommandeur 163

Died
  
8 March 1945(1945-03-08) (aged 49) Schivelbein, Pomerania

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

Commands held
  
163. Infanterie-Division

Karl Rübel (16 August 1895 – 8 March 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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 Rübel was killed on 8 March 1945 near Schivelbein, Pomerania.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (21 October 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 163. Infanterie-Division
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    References

    Karl Rübel Wikipedia
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