Siegfried Westphal
Siegfried Carl Theodor Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He served as operations officer under Rommel and chief of staff under Kesselring and Rundstedt. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Siegfried Westphal | |
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 Westphal (background) in a propaganda photo with Erwin Rommel, North Africa 1941 | |
| Born | 18 March 1902 Leipzig |
| Died | 2 July 1982 (aged 80) Celle |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Westphal surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials. He was released in 1947. He wrote a book The German Army in the West which was published in 1952. He appears in a number of interview segments of The World at War.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 November 1942 as Oberst i.G. and Chef des Generalstabes of Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee [1]
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.
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.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Formed from Oberbefehlshabers Süd |
Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe C 26 November 1943 – 9 September 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt |
Chief of the General Staff of Oberbefehlshaber West 10 September 1944 – 22 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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