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Paul Gustav Völckers (15 March 1891 – 25 January 1946) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVII Armeekorps. 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. He was captured by Soviet troops in 1944 during Operation Bagration and died in Soviet captivity in 1946. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Eastern Front Medal * German Cross in Gold (1 April 1942) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1942 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 78. Infanterie-Division 〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.〕 * Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on (12 December 1942 and 23 November 1943) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Völckers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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