serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1914 -- 45 heer 320 . infanterie-division xxx . armeekorps shakhty , russia yes 20 september 1953 25 april 1896 zittau german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight leaves and swords 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war i world war ii 25 april 1896 generalleutnant postelgeorgwilhelm.jpg georg-wilhelm postel
 georg-wilhelm postel
georg-wilhelm postel

georg-wilhelm postel -lrb- 25 april 1896 in zittau -- 20 september 1953 in shakhty , russia -rrb- was a general in the german wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves and swords .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves and swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
after taking part in the unsuccessful counter-attack against vasily chuikov 's 8th guards army in moldova in may 1944 , postel was taken prisoner of war on 30 august 1944 after the capitulation of romania and sentenced to 25 years of forced labour on 4 june 1949 .
postel died in custody on 20 september 1953 of tuberculosis .
he was interred on the prisoner of war cemetery in shakhty row 3 , grave 14 .
