Gerhard Berthold | |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1891 |
Birth Place: | Schneeberg |
Death Place: | Kaluga Oblast, Soviet Union |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Rank: | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
Commands: | 31st Infantry Division XXXXIII Army Corps |
Battles: | World War I World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Berthold (12 March 1891 – 14 April 1942) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Berthold was killed on 14 April 1942 in Zaytseva Gora, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
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