Bernhard Klosterkemper (17 April 1897 – 19 July 1962) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Klosterkemper surrendered to Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947. Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class on 4 February 1918 1st Class on 1 October 1918 Wound Badge (1918) in Black on 11 May 1918 Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 on 6 November 1934 Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class on 15 April 1940 1st Class on 9 June 1940 West Wall Medal on 22 November 1940 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 920 References Citations Bibliography 1897 births 1962 deaths German Army personnel of World War I German prisoners of war in World War II Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) People from Coesfeld People from the Province of Westphalia Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia German Army generals of World War II