Siegfried Verhein

Siegfried Verhein (1 October 1897 – 30 June 1963) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Verhein surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Zemland Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Generalmajor and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 551. Volks-Grenadier-Division