Gerd-Paul von Below

Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below (30 November 1892 – 8 December 1953) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Below surrendered to the Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in 1953.

Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below
Gerd-Paul von Below (on the left) in 1939
Born30 November 1892
Strasburg, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
Died8 December 1953(1953-12-08) (aged 61)
Voikovo prison camp
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1920)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1911–20
1935–45
RankGeneralmajor
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

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References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 213.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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