Paul Ebel

Paul Ebel
Born	(1916-07-08)8 July 1916 Stennewitz
Died	31 October 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 70) Goslar
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 50
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Ebel (8 July 1916 – 31 October 1986) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Ebel was captured by Soviet troops in May 1944 during the Crimean Offensive. He was held until 1949.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1943 as Unteroffizier and group leader of the Stabskompanie (Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 50

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com