Georg-Wilhelm Postel

Georg-Wilhelm Postel
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914-1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	320. Infanterie-Division XXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Georg-Wilhelm Postel (born 25 April 1896 in Zittau; died 20 September 1953 in Shakhty, Russia) was a general in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

Postel was taken prisoner of war on August 30, 1944 after the capitulation of Rumania and died in custody in 1953.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Ritterkreuz des Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden
• Fürstlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
• Albrechts-Orden, Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
• Cross of Honor
• Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross (9 August 1942)
  • 215. Oak Leaves (28. March 1943)
  • 57. Swords (26 March 1944)
• Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtsbericht (14 February 1943, 19 January 1944, 31 August 1944)

References

• Florian Berger: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien 1999, ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

• Template:Languageicon Georg-Wilhelm Postel at Lexikon der Wehrmacht