__NOTOC__ Karl Göbel (20 January 1900 – 2 March 1945) was a 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. Göbel was wounded on 16 February 1945 in the Courland Pocket and died on 2 March 1945. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) & 1st Class (3 August 1941)Thomas 1997, p. 203. Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 November 1944) German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 419Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 140. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 10 September 1942 as Major and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 420Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164. Oak Leaves on 8 June 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 420Fellgiebel 2000, p. 61.
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