Karl Buckel

Karl Buckel
Born	(1920-06-12)June 12, 1920
Died	2 September 1997(1997-09-02) (aged 77)
Place of birth	Mörzheim
Place of death	Wedemark
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–1945 1950's–1976
Rank	Hauptmann der Reserve (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Buckel (12 June 1920 – 2 September 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 Buckel was captured by French troops at the end of the war, but escaped soon after. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1976 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 December 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (2 July 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com