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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/branch
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.[1]
In 1941, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant and attached to the staff of Erwin Rommel in June of that year.[1] 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.
^ abTucker, 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.
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