Paul Klatt
Paul Klatt | |
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Generalleutnant Paul Klatt | |
Born |
6 December 1896 Kroppen |
Died |
6 June 1973 76) Munich | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 3rd Mountain Division |
Battles/wars |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Paul Klatt (6 December 1896 – 6 June 1973) was a German general who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Klatt surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Prague Offensive. Convicted as a criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955, when he was released and repatriated.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 February 1916) & 1st Class (12 March 1920)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) & 2nd Class (30 March 1940)[1] & 1st Class (8 December 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberst in Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[3]
- 686th Oak Leaves on 26 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3.Gebirgs-Division[4]
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (4 October 1944 and 5 November 1944)
References
Citations
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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant August Wittmann |
Commander of 3.Gebirgs-Division 3 July 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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