__NOTOC__ Baptist Knieß (17 April 1885 - 10 November 1956 ) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

who held several commands at division and corps level.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kniess, Baptist 1885 births 1956 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Reichswehr personnel German prisoners of war in World War II Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross People from Grünstadt Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate