Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Philipp Kleffel
Born	9 December 1887 Birkenfelde
Died	10 October 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 76) Coburg
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Commands held	1. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps XVI. Armeekorps XXX. Armeekorps 25. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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For 10 days, Kleffel served as the last commander of the short-lived 25th Army in the Netherlands, until it was converted on 7 April 1945 to the Netherlands High Command (Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande), under Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz. Kleffell was part of the general staff when Blaskowitz surrendered OB Niederlande to I Canadian Corps' Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes at Wageningen on 6 May 1945, effectively ending the war in the Netherlands.^[1]

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Infanterie-Division^[2]