Oskar Munzel

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]

Oskar Munzel
Born	13 March 1899 Grimmen, German Empire
Died	1 January 1992(1992-01-01) (aged 92) Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1917–45 1956–62
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands	14th Panzer Division 2nd Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of 14. Panzer-Division^[3]
• Federal Cross of Merit^{[citation needed]}