__NOTOC__ Walter Lichel (1 May 1885 – 10 December 1969) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Lichel surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of 123. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 237.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lichel, Walter 1885 births 1969 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross People from Słupsk German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class