Oskar Munzel
Oskar Munzel (13 March 1899 – 1 January 1992) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundeswehr of West Germany who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he served as a military advisor in Egypt, and then he joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1962. Munzel then acted as the Chief Advisor of Ming-teh-Gruppe (German Military Advisory Group) in Taiwan for the Republic of China Armed Forces before returning to Germany.[1][2]
Oskar Munzel | |
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| Born | 13 March 1899 Grimmen, German Empie |
| Died | 1 January 1992 (aged 92) Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany  West Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1917–45 1956–62 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | 14th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of 14. Panzer-Division[3]
- Federal Cross of Merit
References
Citations
- Hoover Institution 2013.
- Wang 2007.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 262.
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.
- "Chiang Kai-shek's Secret Military Advisers Unveiled". Stanford, California: Hoover Institution. 2013.
- Wang, Yue-che (2007). German Military Advisors in Taiwan 1963-1975 (明德專案 : 德國軍事顧問在台工作史實) (in Chinese). Taipei, Taiwan: Transoxania Publishing Corp. ISBN 9789574146543.
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| Preceded by Generalleutnant Martin Unrein |
Commander of 14. Panzer-Division 5 September 1944 – 1 December 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Martin Unrein |
| Preceded by Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert |
Commander of 2. Panzer-Division 20 March 1945 – 3 April 1945 |
Succeeded by Major i.G. Waldemar von Gazen |
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