Walter Lichel Military person

Walter Lichel (1 May 1885 – 10 December 1969) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lichel was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 01, 1885
Birth place
Pomerania , Słupsk
Date of deathDecember 10, 1969
Place of death
Germany , Bärnau

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Tuchola Forest
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
3. Infanterie-Division
123. Infanterie-Division
service start1903
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/L/LichelWalther.htm