Bernhard Klosterkemper

Bernhard Klosterkemper
Born	17 April 1897 Coesfeld
Died	19 July 1962 (aged 65) Bremen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division 243. Infanterie-Division Division Nr. 180 180. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battles of Rzhev Operation Overlord American airborne landings in Normandy Battle of Cherbourg Operation Market Garden Operation Veritable Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bernhard Klosterkemper (17 April 1897 – 19 July 1962) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bernhard Klosterkemper was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 920^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 214.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Bernhard Klosterkemper @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht