Paul Reichelt

Paul Reichelt
Paul Reichelt
	Paul Reichelt (c.) at the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, 1945
Born	29 March 1898
Died	15 July 1981 (aged 83)
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; West Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht); Bundeswehr
Years of service	1915–45; 1957–62
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	299th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of Belgium; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battle of Kursk; Battle of Smolensk (1943); Battle of Narva (1944); Baltic Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Reichelt (29 March 1898 – 15 July 1981) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in General-Kommando IX. Armeekorps[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 October 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of the general staff of Armee-Abteilung Narwa[2]

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References

Citations

Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 370.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 287.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 15 January 1944 – 13 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
Preceded by Brigadegeneral Willi Mantey	Commander of 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) 1 April 1957 – 31 March 1959	Succeeded by Generalmajor Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand

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[1] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 370.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 287.