Karl Kobelt
Template:Short description Karl Kobelt (1 August 1891, in St. Gallen – 5 January 1968)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.
He was elected to the Federal Council on 10 December 1940 and handed over office on 31 December 1954. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his time in office he held the Military Department. On 2 December 1944 Kobelt contacted Brigadier General B. R. Legge related to internees, among others in the Wauwilermoos internment camp near Luzern.<ref name="dwightmears">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Steiner, Die Internierung von Armeeangehörigen kriegfuhrender, 66. Memo from Swiss military minister Karl Kobelt to Brigadier General B. R. Legge, number 8211.117.N/G, dated 2 December 1944, NARA, RG 84, E3207. Tribunal panel requirements Art. 12, 13, & 107; SFA, Ref. No. 10 014 517, "Militärstrafgerichtsordnung (Bundesgesetz vom 28. Juni 1889)", Bundesblatt 1889, Band 3, Heft 37Template:Dead link. Data on military tribunals conducted against Americans were referenced from Bern Archives, SFA Box E 5330-01 1975/95. 93 Art. 3, Section 2 of the Military Penal Code: SFA, Ref. No. 10 030 071, Militärstrafgesetz Bundesgesetz vom 13 Juni 1927, Bundesblatt 1927, Band 1, Heft 25Template:Dead link</ref><ref name="brawand-wauwilermoos">Template:Cite web</ref> Kobelt was President of the Confederation twice in 1946 and 1952.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- 1891 births
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