Karl Göbel

Karl Göbel
Karl Göbel
Born	20 January 1900
Died	2 March 1945 (aged 45)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	299th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France; Invasion of Yugoslavia; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); First Battle of Kharkov; Battle of the Caucasus; Lower Dnieper Offensive; Operation Dragoon; Courland Pocket †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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)^[1]
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 November 1944)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 419^[2]
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^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 8 June 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 420^[4]

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