Date of birth:

December 18th, 1914 (Böblingen/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

July 16th, 1997 (Weinsberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

Zugführer, 11. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 512

Awarded on:

November 25th, 1941

The following wartime excerpt describes why Kopp received the Knight’s Cross…

“Feldwebel Karl Kopp… received the Knight’s Cross on the 15.11.1941 while serving as a Zugführer in an Infanterie-Regiment. On the 16.09.1941 he captured three bridges (all of which had been prepped for demolition) in a coup-de-main. Because of this success it was possible for his Division to close the encirclement ring east of Kiev in conjunction with the Panzer-Division coming from the southeast.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  
• - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
  - Unteroffiziere des Heeres mit dem Ritterkreuz - Sammelbilder