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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
18 March 1902(Leipzig)
Death:
2 July 1982(Celle)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Siegfried Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Westphal surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials. He was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 November 1942 as Oberst i.G. and Chef des Generalstabes of Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.