Georg-Wilhelm Postel
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| Georg-Wilhelm Postel | |
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| 25 April 1896 – 20 September 1953 | |
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| Place of birth | Zittau |
| Place of death | Shakhty, Russia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914-1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 320. Infanterie-Division XXX. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Georg-Wilhelm Postel (born 25 April 1896 in Zittau; died 20 September 1953 in Shakhty, Russia) was a general in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
Postel was taken prisoner of war on August 30, 1944 after the capitulation of Romania and died in custody in 1953.
[edit] Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Ritterkreuz des Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden
- Fürstlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Albrechts-Orden, Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Cross of Honor
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (9 August 1942)
- 215. Oak Leaves (28. March 1943)
- 57. Swords (26 March 1944)
- Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht (14 February 1943, 19 January 1944, 31 August 1944)
[edit] References
- Florian Berger: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien 1999, ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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| Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico |
Commander of XXX. Armeekorps 16 July 1944 – 30 August 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann |
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