Philipp Kleffel

Philipp Kleffel
Born	9 December 1887 Posen
Died	10 October 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 76) Coburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905–1945
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Commands held	1. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps XVI. Armeekorps XXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Siegfried Line Campaign Liberation of Arnhem
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Philipp Kleffel was captured by British troops in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (29 March 1943)
German Cross in Gold (10 May 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 17 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 209.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Kortzfleisch	Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division 14 April 1940 - 12 July 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dr. Friedrich Altrichter
Preceded by Generalmajor Dr. Friedrich Altrichter	Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division 4 September 1941 - 16 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Martin Grase
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Georg Lindemann	Commander of L. Armeekorps 19 January 1942 - 3 March 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Herbert von Böckmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Herbert von Böckmann	Commander of L. Armeekorps 20 July 1942 - 17 September 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Wilhelm Wegener

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Infantry Division

Stab	Martin Grase¹ (Oak Leaves) Philipp Kleffel Ernst-Anton von Krosigk² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 1	Martin Grase¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich von Keußler Robert Klima Karl Leimbach Hans Lindenau Wilhelm Sabottki Heinrich Schaten Otto Schlesiger Fritz Stillger Horts Weissenberg

Infanterie/Füsilier-Regiment 22	Waldemar Demand Werner Gräbner Heinrich Held Heinrich Hennig Ulrich Iffland Fritz Jacobeit Alfred Matern (Oak Leaves) Bruno Moysies Albert Müller Norbert Ottawa Helmut Schaarschuh Franz Scheidies³ (Oak Leaves) Herbert Singer Franz Thiel Theodor Tolsdorff⁴ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Karl Trautmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 43	Karl-Heinz Brunsiek Hans Halten Franz Juschkat Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange (Oak Leaves) Otto Lasch⁵ (Oak Leaves) Hans-Georg Romeike Wolfgang von Sichartshofen Sichart Arthur Tiefensee Gottfried Uhlig Otto Witt

Grenadier-Regiment Jütland	Walter Nolte

Artillerie-Regiment 1/I./ Artillerie-Regiment 37	Fritz Krüger

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1	Walter Kuhn

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 1	Karl von Wohlgemuth

Pionier-Bataillon 1	Gustav Gromeike

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 1, Oak Leaves with the Stab ² Oak Leaves with the XVI Army Corps ³ Knight's Cross with Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" ⁴ Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 1067, Diamonds with the 340th Volksgrenadier Division. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 349th Infantry Division

Persondata
Name	Kleffel, Philipp
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	9 December 1887
Place of birth	Posen, Poland
Date of death	10 October 1964
Place of death	Coburg, Germany