Siegfried Westphal

Siegfried Westphal
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B20800, Nordafrika, Rommel und Westphal schieben Auto.jpg
Westphal (background) in a propaganda photo with Erwin Rommel, North Africa 1941
Born18 March 1902
Leipzig
Died2 July 1982(1982-07-02) (aged 80)
Celle
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchHeer
RankGeneral of the Cavalry
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Carl Theodor Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He served as operations officer under Rommel and chief of staff under Kesselring and Rundstedt. 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. He wrote a book titled The German Army in the West, which was published in 1952. He appears in a number of interview segments of The World at War.

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