Ernst Knebel

Ernst Knebel
Born 2 June 1892(1892-06-02)
Naunhof
Died 13 March 1945(1945-03-13) (aged 52)
Preußisch-Eylau
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–1920
1935–1945
Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work Police officer

Ernst Knebel (6 February 1892 – 13 March 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Knebel was seriously wounded in January 1945 and died of his wounds on 13 March 1945 in Preußisch-Eylau. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

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Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 215.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 81.

References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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