Bernhard Klosterkemper

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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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceBattles of RzhevOperation OverlordAmerican airborne landings in NormandyBattle of CherbourgOperation Market GardenOperation VeritableRuhr 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.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 920

References

Bernhard Klosterkemper Wikipedia

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