Erich Diestel

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Years of service 1916–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Erich Diestel Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of UmanBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of the CaucasusOperation Market GardenFortress 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

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