Paul Klatt

Paul Klatt (6 December 1896 – 6 June 1973) was a German general who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Paul Klatt
Born	6 December 1896
Died	6 June 1973 (aged 76)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	3rd Mountain Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Klatt surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Prague Offensive. Convicted as a criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955, when he was repatriated to Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 February 1916) & 1st Class (12 March 1920)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) & 2nd Class (30 March 1940)[1] & 1st Class (8 December 1940)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberst in Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[3]
  • 686th Oak Leaves on 26 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3.Gebirgs-Division[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 370.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 231.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 211.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.