__NOTOC__ Karl Kriebel (26 February 1888 – 28 November 1961) was a general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

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during

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. He was a recipient of the

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. At the beginning of

, Kriebel was appointed commander of 56th Infantry Division. Later, he commanded several other divisions. He also served as a deputy member on the "Court of Military Honour," a

drumhead court-martial A drumhead court-martial is a court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action. The term sometimes has connotations of summary offence, summary justice. The term is said to originate from the use of a drum as ...

that expelled many of the officers involved in the

20 July Plot On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. The ...

from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court.

Awards and decorations

on 4 July 1940 as ''

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

'' and commander of 56. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 225.

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* 1888 births 1961 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Military personnel of Bavaria Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States People from Alsace-Lorraine Military personnel from Metz Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Reichswehr personnel {{Germany-mil-bio-stub