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Karl Buckel (12 June 1920 – 2 September 1997) was a highly decorated ''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Buckel was captured by French troops at the end of the war, but escaped soon after. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1976 as an Oberstleutnant. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (16 December 1941)〔Thomas & Wegmann 1985, p. 54.〕 * * 1st Class (15 October 1942)〔 * Close Combat Clasp * * in Bronze * 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 December 1943) * German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1944 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the Reserves in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 66.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the Reserves and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 250.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl Buckel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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