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Georg-Wilhelm Postel
Born(1896-04-25)25 April 1896
Zittau, German Empire
Died20 September 1953(1953-09-20) (aged 57)
Shakhty, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1914–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands320th Infantry Division
XXX Army Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Georg-Wilhelm Postel (25 April 1896 – 20 September 1953) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Postel was taken prisoner by the Red Army on 30 August 1944 after the capitulation of Romania. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in 1949. Postel died in custody on 20 September 1953 of tuberculosis. He was interred in the prisoner of war cemetery in Shakhty.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 168.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 357.
  3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 603.

Bibliography

  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded byGeneralleutnant Karl Maderholz Commander of 320th Infantry Division
2 December 1942 – 26 May 1943 		Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Kurt Röpke
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Kurt Röpke Commander of 320th Infantry Division
20 August 1943 – 10 July 1944 		Succeeded byGeneralmajor Otto Schell
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico Commander of XXX Army Corps
16 July 1944 – 30 August 1944 		Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 161st Infantry Division
Oak Leaves and Swords with the 320th Infantry Division
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