Karl Kessel

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	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

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.