Anton-Detlev von Plato

Anton-Detlev von Plato
Anton-Detlev von Plato
Born	6 June 1910
Died	12 October 2001 (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany; West Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht); Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anton-Detlev von Plato (6 June 1910 – 12 October 2001) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1944 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and Ia (operations officer) in the 5. Panzer-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Meyer-Detring	Commander of 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) years=1 October 1963 – 30 September 1966	Succeeded by Generalmajor Klaus Schubert

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