Josef Rintelen
Josef Rintelen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1897 Esch, German Empire |
| Died | 14 July 1981 (aged 84) Hamburg, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 357. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Josef Rintelen (7 March 1897 – 14 July 1981) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 478[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 292.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia
- German Army generals of World War II