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Erich Diestel

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Years of service
  
1916–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Erich Diestel

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Operation Market Garden Fortress Netherlands

Died
  
August 3, 1973, Bad Wiessee, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
101st Jager Division, 75th Infantry Division, 346th Infantry Division, 331e division d'infanterie

Erich Diestel (8 November 1892 – 3 August 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 346th Infantry Division
  • References

    Erich Diestel Wikipedia