Siegfried Westphal
Siegfried Westphal | |
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Born | 18 March 1902 Leipzig |
Died | 2 July 1982 Celle | (aged 80)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Rank | General of the Cavalry |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight'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.
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
- 1902 births
- 1982 deaths
- German Army officers of World War II
- Generals of Cavalry (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Military personnel from Leipzig
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany