Erich Diestel | |
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Born | 8 November 1892 |
Died | 3 August 1973 80) | (aged
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 101st Jäger Division 75th Infantry Division 346th Infantry Division 331st Infantry Division Korps Diestel |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erich Diestel (8 November 1892 – 3 August 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 346th Infantry Division[1]
References
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 136.
- 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.
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