Philipp Kleffel

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Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

For 10 days, Kleffel served as the last commander of the short-lived 25th Army in the Netherlands, until it was converted on 7 April 1945 to the Netherlands High Command (Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande), under Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz. Kleffell was part of the general staff when Blaskowitz surrendered OB Niederlande to I Canadian Corps' Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes at Wageningen on 6 May 1945, effectively ending the war in the Netherlands.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
• Frederick August Cross (Oldenburg), 2nd and 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 20 December 1934
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class for 25 years
  • 1st Class on 2 October 1936
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 28 May 1940
  • 1st Class on 24 June 1940
• Eastern Front Medal on 25 July 1942
• Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on 29 March 1943
• German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943
• Spanisch Cruz de Guerra (War Cross) on 18 July 1943
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division

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