Siegfried Carl Theodor Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Siegfried Westphal | |
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Born | 18 March 1902 Leipzig, German Empire |
Died | 2 July 1982 Celle, West Germany | (aged 80)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Rank | General of the Cavalry |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Upon the outbreak of the war, Westphal, then a major, served as the operations officer 58th Infantry Division.[1]
In 1941, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant and attached to the staff of Erwin Rommel in June of that year.[1] He served as operations officer under Rommel and chief of staff under Kesselring and Rundstedt. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Westphal surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials. He was released in 1947. He wrote a book titled The German Army in the West, which was published in 1952. He appears in a number of interview segments of The World at War.