Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below | |
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![]() Gerd-Paul von Below (on the left) in 1939 | |
Born | 30 November 1892 Strasburg, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 8 December 1953 Voikovo prison camp, Soviet Union | (aged 61)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1911–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Battles/wars | 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.