Oskar Munzel | |
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Born | 13 March 1899 Grimmen, German Empire |
Died | 1 January 1992 Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany | (aged 92)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1917–45 1956–62 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | 14th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Oskar Munzel (13 March 1899 – 1 January 1992) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundeswehr of West Germany who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he served as a military advisor in Egypt, and then he joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1962. Munzel then acted as the Chief Advisor of Ming-teh-Gruppe (German Military Advisory Group) in Taiwan for the Republic of China Armed Forces before returning to Germany.[1][2]