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(1981-07-15) (aged 83)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht) Bundeswehr
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	299th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
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]

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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