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| Siegfried Westphal | |
|---|---|
 Westphal (background) in a propaganda photo with Erwin Rommel, North Africa 1941 | |
| Born | 18 March 1902 Leipzig, German Empire |
| Died | 2 July 1982(1982-07-02) (aged 80) Celle, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Carl Theodor Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Upon the outbreak of the war, Westphal, then a major, served as the operations officer 58th Infantry Division.
In 1941, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant and attached to the staff of Erwin Rommel in June of that year. 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 titled The German Army in the West, which was published in 1952. He appears in a number of interview segments of The World at War.
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
References
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2022). "Westphal, Siegfried (1902–1982)". In Zabecki, David T. (ed.). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. Vol. 4. ABC Clio. p. 1456. ISBN 9781598849806.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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 byFormed from Oberbefehlshabers Süd | Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe C 26 November 1943 – 9 September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt | Chief of the General Staff of Oberbefehlshaber West 10 September 1944 – 22 April 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
- 1902 births
- 1982 deaths
- German Army officers of World War II
- Generals of Cavalry (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Military personnel from Leipzig
- Military personnel of the Kingdom of Saxony
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany