Philipp Kleffel

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Years of service 1905–45 Name Philipp Kleffel		Service/branch German Army Rank General

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held 1. Infanterie-DivisionL. ArmeekorpsXVI. ArmeekorpsXXX. Armeekorps25. Armee Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradSiegfried Line CampaignLiberation of Arnhem Died October 10, 1964, Coburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Belgium, Battle of France Similar People Charles Foulkes, Johannes Blaskowitz, Harry Crerar

Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division

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