Philipp Karl Albert Reinhard Erich Clößner (17 September 1888 – 28 March 1976) was a German general during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Promotions 14 March 1907 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent 15 June 1907 received Patent from 14 June 1907 18 December 1914 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 5 October 1916 Hauptmann (Captain) 1 February 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 5 October 1916 (16) 1 December 1929 Major with RDA from 1 February 1928 (5a) 1 April 1932 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with RDA from 1 April 1932 (3) 1 June 1934 Oberst (Colonel) with RDA from 1 June 1934 (6) 30 September 1937 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 October 1937 (5) 30 September 1939 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 October 1939 (4) 16 March 1942 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry) with effect and RDA from 1 January 1942 (2)
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class on 9 September 1914 1st Class on 16 September 1915 Hessian Bravery Medal (HT) on 5 April 1915 Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords (BMV4X/BM4X) on 29 April 1917 Gallipoli Star (TH) on 5 September 1917 Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), 3rd Class with the War Decoration (ÖM3K) on 14 April 1918 Hamburg Hanseatic Cross (HH) on 17 April 1918 Wound Badge (1918) in Black on 30 May 1918 Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross (LK) on 17 September 1918 Princely Lippe War Cross of Honor for heroic deeds (LE) on 5 November 1918 Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, Commander's Cross of Honour (HEK2a) on 30 August 1934 Colonel Clößner, at the time commander of the 14. (Badisches) Infanterie-Regiment in Konstanz, was awarded the Princely House Order by Friedrich Viktor Fürst von Hohenzollern (1891–1965) in Sigmaringen. Clößner was a guest at the birthday gala banquet for the Fürst at Sigmaringen Castle on this day. Fürst von Hohenzollern had close ties to Constance and the 14th (Baden) Infantry Regiment. The regiment's 5th Company was the bearer of tradition of the Royal Prussian Füsilier-Regiment "Fürst Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) Nr. 40. Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 19 February 1935 Cross of Merit of the Finnish Protection Corps (Civil Guard) on 24 September 1936 Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class on 3 October 1936 Anschluss Medal Sudetenland Medal with the “Prague Castle” clasp Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class on 20 May 1940 1st Class on 6 June 1940 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1940 as Generalleutnant and Commander of 25. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131. German Cross in Gold on 15 July 1942 as General der Infanterie and Commanding General of the LIII. ArmeekorpsPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 74. Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 20 July 1942
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