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Veiel, Rudolf

Date of birth:
December 10th, 1883 (Stuttgart, German Empire)
Date of death:
March 19th, 1956 (Stuttgart, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Commander 2. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1940
The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Veiel received the Knight’s Cross…

“Generalleutnant Rudolf Veiel broke through the Belgian border fortifications with his Panzer-Division and then forced a crossing over the Maas river north of Sedan. Thereafter his troops succeeding in breaking through to the Channel coastline in the direction of Boulogne under his outstanding personal leadership.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (2000)
    - Die Tapfersten

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