Siegfried Knappe was an officer in the German Army during World War II.
10 Facts About Siegfried Knappe
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Towards the end of the war, Knappe was stationed in Berlin, where he gave daily briefings at the.
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Siegfried Knappe was decorated for actions that took place on the night of 14 June 1940.
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Siegfried Knappe was wounded by a bullet entering the back of his hand and exiting through his wrist.
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Siegfried Knappe received the Black Wound Badge for his wounds.
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Siegfried Knappe went on to fight on the Eastern Front and the Italian Campaign.
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Siegfried Knappe was wounded an additional three times in the course of his career.
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Siegfried Knappe ended the war fighting in Berlin while a member of General Helmuth Weidling's staff.
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Siegfried Knappe immigrated to the United States with his wife, Lieselotte, who died in 2002, and their children, and settled in Ohio.
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Siegfried Knappe is portrayed in the movie Downfall, as the adjutant to General Weidling.