Gerhard Feyerabend
German General and Knight's Cross Recipient

Gerhard Feyerabend

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German General and Knight's Cross Recipient
A.K.A.
Gerhard Fritz Franz Feyerabend
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
SoldierMilitary personnelMilitary leaderKnight
Work field:
MilitaryRoyals
Birth:
29 April 1898(Saretschnoje, Bagrationovsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Death:
6 November 1965(Rottach-Egern, District of Miesbach, Upper Bavaria, Germany)
Star sign:
Taurus
Residences
Herford, Herford District, Detmold Government Region, Germany
Awards:
Military Merit Cross III. ClassGerman Cross in GoldKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Gerhard Fritz Franz Feyerabend (29 April 1898 – 6 November 1965) was a German general and divisional commander in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Feyerabend surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket on 10 May 1945; he was released on 10 July 1947.

Promotions

  • 29 March 1916 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
    • transferred as such from the Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt ("Royal Prussian Cadet's Institute") to the 2nd Masurian Field Artillery Regiment No. 82
  • 5 December 1916 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent
    • later received Patent from 25 December 1916
    • 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 May 1917 (7)
  • 31 July 1925 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) with effect and RDA from 1 April 1925 (535)
  • 1 April 1933 (42) Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 2 August 1936 Major with effect and RDA from 1 August 1936 (42)
  • 20 March 1939 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect from 1 April 1939 and RDA from 1 January 1939 (42a)
  • 9 November 1941 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 December 1941 (8)
  • 1 February 1944 (13) Generalmajor (Major General)
  • 23 February 1945 (telex date) Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 March 1945

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
    • 2nd Class on 8 November 1916
    • 1st Class on 27 March 1924
  • German Gymnastics and Sports Badge in Bronze in September 1920
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 18 January 1935
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class on 2 October 1936
  • Sudetenland Medal with the Prague Castle Bar
  • Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
    • 2nd Class on 24 September 1939
    • 1st Class on 9 November 1939
  • Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 14 July 1942
  • Courland Cuff Title
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1943 as Oberst and Chief of the General Staff of the XXVII. Armeekorps
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division