Years of service 1916–45 Rank Generalmajor | Name Bernhard Klosterkemper Service/branch German Army | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Battles of Rzhev
Operation Overlord
American airborne landings in Normandy
Battle of Cherbourg
Operation Market Garden
Operation Veritable
Ruhr Pocket Died July 19, 1962, Bremen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Battles of Rzhev Commands held 91st Infantry Division, 243rd Static Infantry Division | ||
Bernhard Klosterkemper (17 April 1897 – 19 July 1962) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Klosterkemper surrendered by Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.
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