Karl Kessel
Karl Kessel | |
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Born | 1 June 1912 Mülheim |
Died | 24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 85) Bonn |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
Years of service | 1945 1956–70 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | KG 2 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Kessel (1 June 1912 – 24 August 1997) was a German officer during World War II and a general in the armed forces of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kessel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1970 as a Generalmajor.
Awards
- 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.
Military offices | ||
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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 |