serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1914 -- 45 heer 161 . infanterie-division 252 . infanterie-division mülheim 9 march 1960 hamburg german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i spanish civil war world war ii 13 november 1898 generalleutnant paul drekmann
 dipl.-ing . paul drekmann
paul drekmann

dipl.-ing .
johann paul friedrich drekmann -lrb- 13 november 1893 -- 9 march 1960 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
paul drekmann was captured by british troops in may 1945 and was held until 1947 .
