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Oskar Munzel
Born13 March 1899
Grimmen, German Empire
Died1 January 1992(1992-01-01) (aged 92)
Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1917–45
1956–62
RankGeneralmajor (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands14th Panzer Division
2nd Panzer Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Munzel (13 March 1899 – 1 January 1992) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundeswehr of West Germany who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he served as a military advisor in Egypt, and then he joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1962. Munzel then acted as the Chief Advisor of Ming-teh-Gruppe (German Military Advisory Group) in Taiwan for the Republic of China Armed Forces before returning to Germany.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Hoover Institution 2013.
  2. Wang 2007.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 262.

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.
  • "Chiang Kai-shek's Secret Military Advisers Unveiled". Stanford, California: Hoover Institution. 2013.
  • Wang, Yue-che (2007). German Military Advisors in Taiwan 1963-1975 (明德專案 : 德國軍事顧問在台工作史實) (in Chinese). Taipei, Taiwan: Transoxania Publishing Corp. ISBN 9789574146543.
Military offices
Preceded byGeneralleutnant Martin Unrein Commander of 14. Panzer-Division
5 September 1944 – 1 December 1944
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Martin Unrein
Preceded byGeneralmajor Meinrad von Lauchert Commander of 2. Panzer-Division
20 March 1945 – 3 April 1945
Succeeded byMajor i.G. Waldemar von Gazen
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 14th Panzer Division
Staff
Units
Knight's Cross with the 6th Panzer Division. Knight's Cross with the [256th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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