Karl Kessel

Karl Kessel
Born	1 June 1912 Mülheim
Died	24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 85) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	?-1945 1956–70
Rank	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	IV./KG 2 I./KG 2 KG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Eastern Front Operation Steinbock
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Kessel (1 June 1912 – 24 August 1997) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also 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 Kessel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1970 as a Generalmajor.

Awards

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (29 March 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Leutnant Otto-Wolfgang Bechtle	Gruppenkommandeur of IV./Kampfgeschwader 2 19 September 1940 – 21 March 1941	Succeeded by Major Johannes Hübner
Preceded by Hauptmann Ketterer	Gruppenkommandeur of I./Kampfgeschwader 2 16 June 1942 – 5 May 1943	Succeeded by Major Franz Schönberger
Preceded by Major Walter Bradel	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 18 May 1943 – February 1944	Succeeded by Major Hanns Heise

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 2

Walter Bornschein Walter Bradel Peter Broich Johannes Fink Karl Kessel Alois Magg Herbert Rieckhoff Wilhelm Schmitter (Oak Leaves) Josef Steudel

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