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Karl Eibl
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Intro | German general |
A.K.A. | Eibel |
Was | Military personnel |
From | Austria |
Field | Military |
Gender | male |
Birth | 23 July 1891, Bad Goisern, Austria |
Death | 21 January 1943, Volgograd, Russia (aged 51 years) |
Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Karl Eibl (23 July 1891 – 21 January 1943) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He also served in World War 1 as an officer in the Austrian Landwehrregiment 21 .
Eibl was killed north-west of Stalingrad on 21 January 1943, during the chaotic retreat forced by the Russian offensive, Operation Little Saturn, when Italian soldiers mistook his command vehicle for a Soviet armored car and blew it up with hand grenades. There is a memorial monument dedicated to him in the city park of Krems, Austria
Awards
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (5 November 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131
- Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132
- Swords on 19 December 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 385. Infanterie-Division
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