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Paul Reichelt

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Service/branch
  
Heer Bundeswehr

Years of service
  
1915–45 1957–62


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Paul Reichelt

Paul Reichelt

Died
  
15 July 1981(1981-07-15) (aged 83) Munich

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Commands held
  
299. Infanterie-Division

Paul Reichelt (29 March 1898 – 15 July 1981) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

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  • German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in General-Kommando IX. Armeekorps
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 October 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of the general staff of Armee-Abteilung Narwa

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