Karl Gümbel

Karl Gümbel
Karl Gümbel
Born	24 June 1888
Died	28 October 1970 (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–20; 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	295. Infanterie-Division; 257. Infanterie-Division; 182. Reserve-Division; 348. Infanterie-Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Gümbel (24 June 1888 – 28 October 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 516^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Herbert Geitner	Commander of 295. Infanterie-Division 9 December 1941 – 2 May 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Rolf Wuthmann
Preceded by General der Pionere Karl Sachs	Commander of 257. Infanterie-Division 1 May 1942 – 30 May 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Carl Püchler
Preceded by Previously Division Nr. 182	Commander of 182. Reserve-Division 5 June 1942 - 27 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Paul Lettow
Preceded by None	Commander of 348. Infanterie-Division 27 September 1942 – 5 February 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Seyffardt