Oskar Munzel

Oskar Munzel
Born	13 March 1899 Grimmen
Died	1 January 1992(1992-01-01) (aged 92) Bad Godesberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–1945 1956–1962
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) General der Kampftruppen (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	14. Panzer-Division 2. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Second Battle of Kharkov Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Military advisor in Egypt

Oskar Munzel (13 March 1899 – 1 January 1992) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a General der Kampftruppen in the Bundeswehr who commanded several divisions. 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. Oskar Munzel was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was released in 1947. For 4 years he served as a military advisor in Egypt, and then he joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1962.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 16 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of 14. Panzer-Division^[1]
• Federal Cross of Merit

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 262.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Martin Unrein	Commander of 14. Panzer-Division 5 September 1944 - 1 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Martin Unrein
Preceded by Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert	Commander of 2. Panzer-Division 20 March 1945 - 3 April 1945	Succeeded by Major i.G. Waldemar von Gazen

Persondata
Name	Munzel, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	13 March 1899
Place of birth	Grimmen, Germany
Date of death	1 January 1992
Place of death	Bad Godesberg, Germany