Gerhard Feyerabend

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Years of service 1916–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Gerhard Feyerabend Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaOperation OverlordCourland Pocket Died November 6, 1965, Rottach-Egern, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 87th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Division

Gerhard Feyerabend (29 April 1898 – 6 November 1965) 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. Feyerabend surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket; he was released in 1947.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of XXVII. Armeekorps

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division

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