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'''Karl Franz Eibl''' (23 July 1891 &ndash; 21 January 1943) was a [[Germany|German]] [[general]] during [[World War II]] and recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords]] ({{lang-de|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.
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'''Karl Franz Eibl''' (23 July 1891 &ndash; 21 January 1943) was a German [[general]] during [[World War II]] and recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords]] ({{lang-de|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.
   
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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.<ref>Mitcham 2007, p. 89.</ref>
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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.<ref>Mitcham 2007, p. 89.</ref>
   
 
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* Williamson, Gordon (2006). ''Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-45''. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-643-7.
  
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* Frey, Gerhard; [[Hajo Herrmann|Herrmann, Hajo]]: ''Helden der Wehrmacht III - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten'' (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2007. ISBN 978-3-924309-82-4.
 
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Revision as of 02:16, 8 September 2016

Karl Eibl
File:Eibl.jpg
Born (1891-07-23)23 July 1891
Died 21 January 1943(1943-01-21) (aged 51)
Place of birth Steg Oberdonau, Austria
Place of death near Stalingrad
Allegiance Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
Austria First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914 – 1943
Rank General der Infanterie (posthumously promoted)
Commands held 385. Infanterie Division
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II

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
German Third Reich

References

Citations
  1. ↑ Mitcham 2007, p. 89.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas 1997, p. 148.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 170, 489.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 56.
  5. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 40.
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.

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