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Paul Völckers
Paul Gustav Völckers (15 March 1891 – 25 January 1946) was a German General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Paul Völckers | |
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| Born | 15 March 1891 |
| Died | 25 January 1946 (aged 54) Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 78th Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps |
| Battles/wars | Operation Bagration |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Völckers surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1944 Operation Bagration. He died in a POW camp in the Soviet Union in 1946.
Awards edit
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 78. Infanterie-Division [1]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.
Bibliography edit
- 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.