Buckel, Karl (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277)
- Date of birth:
- June 12th, 1920 (Mörzhaim/Palatinate, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 2nd, 1997 (Wedemark/ Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Karl Buckel served after the Second World War with the German Bundeswehr until 30th September 1976 and here finally became Oberstleutnant.
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Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Arbeitsmann (Worker)
- Unit:
- RAD.-Abteilung 4/84 (S III), Reichsarbeitsdienst
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 189, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 189, Heer
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 189, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 27th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- December 27th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 1. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 1. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 2nd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1944
When Soviet forces succeeded in breaking through near Durilowitschi Oberleutnant Buckel’s 3. Batterie was deployed to the area as the last reserve. The Sturmgeschütze were first able to bring the Soviet assault to a halt by destroying numerous tanks. With the help of hastily assembled stragglers, Oberleutnant Buckel then launched a counterthrust that pushed the Soviets back across the original German frontline.
Thanks to Buckel’s actions here it was possible for Durilowitschi, the cornerstone of the Division, to be retaken and held until the ordered withdrawal. The permanent loss of this village would have collapsed the entire front of the Korps, but this was averted due to Buckel’s intervention. For this achievement he would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: GF collection
- Photo 2:
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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