| Karl Eibl | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 23 July 1891 |
| Died | 21 January 1943 (aged 51) |
| Place of birth | Steg Oberdonau, Austria |
| Place of death | near Stalingrad |
| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914 – 1943 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie (posthumously promoted) |
| Commands held | 385. Infanterie Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Karl Franz Eibl (23 July 1891 – 21 January 1943) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Eibel was killed on 21 January 1943 at Nowy-Georgijewskija, northwest of Stalingrad, when some Italian soldiers mistook his command vehicle for a Russian armored car and blew it up with hand grenades.[1]
Awards[]
- Austro-Hungarian Empire and Austrian Republic
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration
- Military Merit Medals in Silver and Bronze
- Karl Troop Cross
- Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary)
- Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration and Swords
- German Third Reich
- Sudetenland Medal
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound Badge in Black
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131[3]
- 50th Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132[4]
- 21st Swords on 19 December 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 385. Infanterie-Division[5]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (1999) (in German). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War]. Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
- 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.
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). Rommel's Desert Commanders — The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941–42. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3510-9.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1997) (in German). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K]. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
- Williamson, Gordon (2006). Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-45. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-643-7.
- Frey, Gerhard; Herrmann, Hajo: Helden der Wehrmacht III - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2007. ISBN 978-3-924309-82-4.
External links[]
- "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern". Karl Eibl. http://ritterkreuz.heim.at/els/els_karl_eibl.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- "Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945". Karl Eibl. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/E/Eibl-Karl.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
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