Karl Kessel

Karl Kessel
Born1 June 1912
Mülheim, German Empire
Died24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 85)
Bonn, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branchLuftwaffe
German Air Force
Years of service1945
1956–70
RankGeneralmajor
CommandsKG 2
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Kessel (1 June 1912 – 24 August 1997) was a German officer during World War II and a general in the armed forces of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kessel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1970 as a Generalmajor.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ 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.
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 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2
18 May 1943 – February 1944 		Succeeded by