Karl Göbel

Karl Göbel
Born	(1900-01-20)20 January 1900 Adelschlag
Died	Esslingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1930) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–30 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	299. Infanterie-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 Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl 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

• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (3 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Kuban Shield
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• 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
  • 252nd Oak Leaves on 8 June 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 420

External links

• Karl Göbel @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Junck	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1944 – 16 February 1945	Succeeded by None