Georg-Wilhelm Postel

Georg-Wilhelm Postel (25 April 1896 – 20 September 1953) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Georg-Wilhelm Postel
Born	25 April 1896 Zittau, German Empire
Died	20 September 1953 (aged 57) Shakhty, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	320th Infantry Division XXX Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Postel was taken prisoner by the Red Army on 30 August 1944 after the capitulation of Romania. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in 1949. Postel died in custody on 20 September 1953 of tuberculosis. He was interred in the prisoner of war cemetery in Shakhty.

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 July 1941) & 1st Class (17 August 1941)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Oberst in 364th Infantry Regiment[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of 364th Infantry Regiment[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 28 March 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 320th Infantry Division[3]
  • Swords on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 320th Infantry Division[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 168.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 357.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 603.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.