Paul Reichelt

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Service/branch HeerBundeswehr Years of service 1915–451957–62		Rank Generalleutnant Name 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.

Awards and decorations

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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