Gerd-Paul von Below
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Born30 November 1892
Died8 December 1953 (aged 61)
Allegiance
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below | |
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Gerd-Paul von Below (on the left) in 1939 | |
| Born | 30 November 1892 |
| Died | 8 December 1953 (aged 61) |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Army |
| Service years | 1911–1920 1935–1945 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below (30 November 1892 – 8 December 1953) 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. Below surrendered to the Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in 1953.
