| Karl Kessel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1912 Mülheim, German Empire |
| Died | 24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 85) Bonn, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany  West Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | 1945 1956–70 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | KG 2 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight'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
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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 byLeutnant Otto-Wolfgang Bechtle | Gruppenkommandeur of IV./Kampfgeschwader 2 19 September 1940 – 21 March 1941 |
Succeeded byMajor Johannes Hübner |
| Preceded byHauptmann Ketterer | Gruppenkommandeur of I./Kampfgeschwader 2 16 June 1942 – 5 May 1943 |
Succeeded byMajor Franz Schönberger |
| Preceded byMajor Walter Bradel | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 18 May 1943 – February 1944 |
Succeeded byMajor Hanns Heise |
- 1912 births
- 1997 deaths
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Bundeswehr generals
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- Major generals of the German Air Force
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German World War II pilots
- Military personnel from Mülheim