Gerd-Paul von Below

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Died8 December 1953(1953-12-08) (aged 61)
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below
Gerd-Paul von Below (on the left) in 1939
Born30 November 1892
Died8 December 1953(1953-12-08) (aged 61)
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Service years1911–1920
1935–1945
RankGeneralmajor
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.

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