Klaus Düwell

Klaus Friedrich Düwell
Born (1917-03-03)3 March 1917
Munich
Died 15 February 1998(1998-02-15) (aged 80)
Oberstdorf
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1936–45
Rank Major i.G.
Unit Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiments 137
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Klaus Friedrich Düwell (3 March 1917 – 15 February 1998) was a highly decorated Major i.G. in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Klaus Düwell was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

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