Josef Karl

Josef Karl
Born	26 December 1910 Nuremberg
Died	31 March 1962 (aged 51) Bad Tölz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel der Reserve
Unit	Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49 / 4.Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Minsk Battle of Kiev Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Josef Karl (26 December 1910 – 31 March 1962) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 February 1942)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 July 1943)^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 August 1943 as Unteroffizier der Reserve and Geschützführer in the 2./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49^[2]
  • 397th Oak Leaves on 16 February 1944 as Unteroffizier der Reserve and Geschützführer in the 2./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 349.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.