Gerhard Feyerabend

Gerhard Fritz Franz Feyerabend
Gerhard Fritz Franz Feyerabend
Born	29 April 1898
Died	6 November 1965 (aged 67)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	87th Infantry Division; 11th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Courland Pocket;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Feyerabend (29 April 1898 – 6 November 1965) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Feyerabend surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket; he was released in 1947.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of XXVII. Armeekorps[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division [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 Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz	Commander of 87. Infanterie-Division August 1944 – September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Helmuth Walter
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann	Commander of 11. Infanterie-Division 18 November 1944 – 10 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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