Philipp Kleffel
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Philipp Kleffel | |
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Born | 9 December 1887 Birkenfelde |
Died | 10 October 1964 Coburg | (aged 76)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1905–45 |
Rank | General der Kavallerie |
Commands | 1. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps XVI. Armeekorps XXX. Armeekorps 25. Armee |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
For 10 days, Kleffel served as the last commander of the short-lived 25th Army in the Netherlands, until it was converted on 7 April 1945 to the Netherlands High Command (Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande), under Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz. Kleffell was part of the general staff when Blaskowitz surrendered OB Niederlande to I Canadian Corps' Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes at Wageningen on 6 May 1945, effectively ending the war in the Netherlands.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division[2]
References
Citations
- ^ Axis history
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 209.
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.