Walter Lichel
title: "Walter Lichel" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1885-births", "1969-deaths", "german-army-generals-of-world-war-ii", "generals-of-the-infantry-(wehrmacht)", "recipients-of-the-knight's-cross-of-the-iron-cross", "people-from-słupsk", "german-army-personnel-of-world-war-i", "recipients-of-the-iron-cross-(1914),-1st-class"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lichel" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Walter Lichel |
| birth_date | 1 May 1885 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Stolp, German Empire, modern Poland |
| death_place | Bärnau, Germany |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| serviceyears | |
| rank | General of the Infantry |
| commands | 3rd Infantry Division |
| 123. Infanterie-Division | |
| battles | |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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- Battle of Tuchola Forest
- Battle of France
- Operation Barbarossa
- Siege of Leningrad--- |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |relations= |laterwork=}}
Walter Lichel (1 May 1885 – 10 December 1969) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Lichel surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.
Awards
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class---
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 123. Infanterie-Division
References
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
before=Generalmajor Walter Petzel| after=General der Artillerie Paul Bader| title= Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division| years=11 October 1938 – 1 October 1940 before=None| after=Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch| title= Commander of 123. Infanterie-Division| years=5 October 1940 - 5 August 1941
| portal1=Biography
References
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 237.
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