Below Gerd-Paul von
Gerd-Paul Valerian Georg Heinrich von Below (30 November 1892 – 8 December 1953) was a highly decorated Generalmajor der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerd-Paul von Below was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in 1953.
Décorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class, 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939), 2nd Class (6 October 1939), 1st Class (28 August 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939), in Black (May 1943)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1943 as Oberst der Reserve and commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374