Theodor Kretschmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of Birth: Burghaun, Hesse, Germany
About Theodor Kretschmer
- Theodor Kretschmer (26 November 1901 – 5 December 1986) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kretschmer joined the German Army in 1919 and was commissioned in 1924.
- After a number of staff positions he briefly became commander of the 16th Panzer-Division in late 1944 before taking over as the commander of the 17th Panzer Division on 1 February 1945.
- Kretschmer was promoted to Major General on 1 April 1945.
- He surrendered his division on 11 May 1945 east of Prague.
- Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.
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