__NOTOC__ Karl Rübel (16 August 1895 – 8 March 1945) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Rübel was killed on 8 March 1945 near Schivelbein,

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, during the course of the Soviet East Pomeranian Offensive.

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of 163. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 298.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubel, Karl 1895 births 1945 deaths Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Army personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Military personnel from Dortmund