Karl Kennel

Karl Kennel
Born	7 January 1914 Pirmasens
Died	1 July 1999 (aged 85) Pirmasens
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Unit	ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 152, SG 2
Commands held	II./SG 2 “Immelmann”
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Kennel (7 January 1914 – 1 July 1999) was a German Luftwaffe ground attack pilot and flying ace during World War II. He flew 957 combat missions and was credited with 34 victories. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold (6 March 1942)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 September 1943 as Oberleutnant (war officer) and Staffelkapitän of the 5./SG 1^[2]
  • 666th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./SG 2 "Immelmann"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 357.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 437.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.