Philipp Kleffel
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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.
Philipp Kleffel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1887 Birkenfelde |
| Died | 10 October 1964 (aged 76) Coburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1905–45 |
| Rank | General der Kavallerie |
| Commands | 1. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps XVI. Armeekorps XXX. Armeekorps 25. Armee |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
For 10 days, Kleffel served as the last commander of the short-lived 25th Army in the Netherlands, until it was converted on 7 April 1945 to the Netherlands High Command (Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande), under Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz. Kleffell was part of the general staff when Blaskowitz surrendered OB Niederlande to I Canadian Corps' Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes at Wageningen on 6 May 1945, effectively ending the war in the Netherlands.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division[2]
- ^ Axis history
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 209.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Kortzfleisch |
Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division 14 April 1940 - 12 July 1941 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Dr. Friedrich Altrichter |
| Preceded by Generalmajor Dr. Friedrich Altrichter |
Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division 4 September 1941 - 16 January 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Martin Grase |
| Preceded by General der Kavallerie Georg Lindemann |
Commander of L. Armeekorps 19 January 1942 - 3 March 1942 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Herbert von Böckmann |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Herbert von Böckmann |
Commander of L. Armeekorps 20 July 1942 - 17 September 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Wilhelm Wegener |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann |
Commander of XXX. Armeekorps 16 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arnold Burmeister |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt |
Commander of 25. Armee 28 March 1945 - 7 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |