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Karl Kriebel (26 February 1888 – 28 November 1961) was a general in the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
of
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
At the beginning of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, Kriebel was appointed commander of 56th Infantry Division. Later, he commanded several other divisions. He also served as a deputy member on the "Court of Military Honour," a
drumhead court-martial
A drumhead court-martial is a court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action. The term sometimes has connotations of summary offence, summary justice.
The term is said to originate from the use of a drum as ...
that expelled many of the officers involved in the
20 July Plot from the Army before handing them over to the
People's Court.
Awards and decorations
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as ''
Generalmajor'' and commander of 56. Infanterie-Division
[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 225.]
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1888 births
1961 deaths
German Army generals of World War II
Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
German Army personnel of World War I
Military personnel of Bavaria
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
People from Alsace-Lorraine
Military personnel from Metz
Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Reichswehr personnel
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