Gustav Georg Knabe

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Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Gustav-Georg Knabe Rank Generalmajor

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceWestern Desert CampaignOperation BattleaxeOperation Crusader Died 1972, Bad Durkheim, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France
Commands held 21st Panzer Division

Gustav-Georg Knabe (8 July 1897 – 13 December 1972) 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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 15

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