Siegfried Verhein

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Siegfried Verhein ( October 1, 1897 - June 30, 1963 ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II . He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 28, 1945 as major general of a combat group of the 551st People's Grenadier Division . In the final weeks of the war, Verhein led the 28th Infantry Division as commander until it surrendered.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 349 .
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SURNAME Verhein, Siegfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1897
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1963