Siegfried Westphal

Siegfried Westphal
Westphal (background) aiding Erwin Rommel (foreground) in moving a Wehrmacht staff car in North Africa (1941)
Born	18 March 1902 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–45
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Unit	Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France North African Campaign Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Author

Siegfried Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Westphal was captured by American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial. He was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (28 May 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge
• German Cross in Gold (20 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 November 1942 as Oberst i.G. and Chef des Generalstabes of Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee
• Ärmelband Afrika

External links

• Siegfried Westphal in the German National Library catalogue
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Formed from Oberbefehlshabers Süd	Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe C 26 November 1943 – 9 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger
Preceded by General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt	Chief of the General Staff of Oberbefehlshaber West 10 September 1944 – 22 April 1945	Succeeded by None