General der Infanterie Karl Kriebel Born: 26 Feb 1888 in Metz Died: 28 Nov 1961 in Sparenberg Promotions:
F�hnrich (07 Jul 1907); Leutnant (26 May 1909); Oberleutnant (19 May 1915); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1918); Major (01 Jul 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Oberst (01 Sep 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1940); General der Infanterie (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1907)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1907-07 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Munich (22 Apr 1908-25 Apr 1909)
In the Field as Regiments-Adjutant with the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Aug 1914-04 Nov 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Nov 1914-07 Nov 1914)
Provisions-Officer of II. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Nov 1914-22 Dec 1914)
Temporary Adjutant of II. Battalion of the the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1914-21 Jan 1915)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1915-21 Jul 1915)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (21 Jul 1915-09 Aug 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1915-09 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of III. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (16 Aug 1917-28 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of II. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1917-07 Sep 1917)
Adjutant of the 17th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (09 Nov 1917-29 Jul 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the I. Bavarian Reserve-Corps (29 Jul 1918-25 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Dec 1918-28 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 41st Rifle-Regiment (28 Apr 1919-11 Jul 1919)
With the Staff of II. Battalion of the 42nd Rifle-Regiment (11 Jul 1919-22 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 41st Rifle-Regiment (22 Aug 1919-20 Mar 1920)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the RWM (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1928)
In the RWM and Detached to Reinhardt-Course at Berlin University (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Nov 1934)
Advisor in Department T 3, RWM (01 Nov 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Chief of Staff of the Inspection of War Schools (01 Oct 1936-01 Mar 1938)
Commander of the War-School Dresden (01 Mar 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 56th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-24 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 46th Infantry-Division (24 Jul 1940-16 Dec 1941)
To the Disposal of OKH (16 Dec 1941-15 Jul 1942)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Nuremberg (15 Jul 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Commanding General of the Replacement VII. Army-Corps & Commander in Military-District VII, Munich (01 Apr 1943-12 Apr 1945)
Assigned to the Honour-Court of the Wehrmacht (to the question of discharging members of the Military Resistance from the Wehrmacht for the People's Court) (00 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (12 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.07.1940 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 56. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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