Karl Göbel

Karl Göbel
Born	(1900-01-20)20 January 1900
Died	2 March 1945(1945-03-02) (aged 45)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	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)
• 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

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.