serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1914 -- 43 heer 385 . infanterie division near nowy-georgijewskija , russian sfsr , soviet union 21 january 1943 bad goisern , upper austria , austria-hungary austria-hungary republic -lrb- to 1938 -rrb- nazi germany austria-hungary -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- austria first austrian knight leaves and swords 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war i world war ii 23 july 1891 general der infanterie -lrb- posthumously promoted -rrb- eibl.jpg karl eibl
 karl eibl
karl eibl

karl franz eibl -lrb- 23 july 1891 -- 21 january 1943 -rrb- was a german general during world war ii and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves and swords -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves and swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
eibel was killed on 21 january 1943 at nowy-georgijewskija , northwest of stalingrad , when some italian soldiers mistook his command vehicle for a russian armored car and blew it up with hand grenades .
