Karl Kessel

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.

Karl Kessel
Born	1 June 1912 Mülheim
Died	24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 85) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	1945 1956–70
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	KG 2
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[1]

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 Major Walter Bradel	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 18 May 1943 – February 1944	Succeeded by Major Hanns Heise