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词条 Siegfried Westphal
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  1. Awards and decorations

  2. References

     Citations  Bibliography 
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Siegfried Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He served as operations officer under Rommel and chief of staff under Kesselring and Rundstedt. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Westphal surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials. He was released in 1947. He wrote a book The German Army in the West which was published in 1952.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 November 1942 as Oberst i.G. and Chef des Generalstabes of Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee [1]

    References

    Citations

    1. ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.

    Bibliography

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    • {{Cite book

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    |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
    |year=2000
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    |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
    |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
    |language=German
    |location=Friedberg, Germany
    |publisher=Podzun-Pallas
    |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
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    before=Formed from Oberbefehlshabers Süd|

    after=General der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger|

    title=Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe C|

    years=26 November 1943 – 9 September 1944


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    before=General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt|

    after=None|

    title=Chief of the General Staff of Oberbefehlshaber West|

    years=10 September 1944 – 22 April 1945


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