__NOTOC__ Siegfried Carl Theodor Westphal (18 March 1902 – 2 July 1982) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

during

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. He served as operations officer under

Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...

and chief of staff under Kesselring and Rundstedt. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Westphal surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and acted as a witness at the

Nuremberg Trials The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies of World War II, Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II. Between 1939 and 1945 ...

. He was released in 1947. He wrote a book titled ''The German Army in the West'', which was published in 1952. He appears in a number of interview segments of ''

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''.

Awards and decorations

on 29 November 1942 as '' Oberst i.G.'' and Chef des Generalstabes of Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westphal, Siegfried 1902 births 1982 deaths German Army officers of World War II Generals of Cavalry (Wehrmacht) Reichswehr personnel Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States Military personnel from Leipzig People from the Kingdom of Saxony Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany