Karl Kessel
| Karl Kessel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 June 1912 Mülheim |
| Died |
24 August 1997 (aged 85) Bonn |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe.svg.png){kind=small} German Air Force |
| Years of service |
?-1945 1956–70 |
| Rank |
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held |
IV./KG 2 I./KG 2 KG 2 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Kessel (1 June 1912 – 24 August 1997) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. 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 Kessel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1970 as a Generalmajor.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (29 March 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.
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.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leutnant Otto-Wolfgang Bechtle |
Gruppenkommandeur of IV./Kampfgeschwader 2 19 September 1940 – 21 March 1941 |
Succeeded by Major Johannes Hübner |
| Preceded by Hauptmann Ketterer |
Gruppenkommandeur of I./Kampfgeschwader 2 16 June 1942 – 5 May 1943 |
Succeeded by Major Franz Schönberger |
| Preceded by Major Walter Bradel |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 18 May 1943 – February 1944 |
Succeeded by Major Hanns Heise |
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