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Gerhard Berthold

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Years of service
  
1913–42

Name
  
Gerhard Berthold


Service/branch
  
German Army

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

Rank
  
Generalleutnant (Posthumously)

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of Moscow

Died
  
April 14, 1942, Yukhnov, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland

Commands held
  
31st Infantry Division

Gerhard Berthold (12 March 1891 – 14 April 1942) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Berthold was killed on 14 April 1942 in Yukhnov, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 31. Infanterie-Division

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    Gerhard Berthold Wikipedia
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