Paul Drekmann

Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann
Born13 November 1893
Harburg an der Elbe near Hamburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died9 March 1960(1960-03-09) (aged 66)
Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Army
Reichswehr
Heer
Service years1914–1945
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands161. Infanterie-Division
252. Infanterie-Division
ConflictsWorld War I
Spanish Civil War
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johann Paul Friedrich Drekmann (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German officer, a Diplom-Ingenieur and a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

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