Mortimer von Kessel

Mortimer von Kessel
Born(1893-05-25)25 May 1893
Arnswalde, German Empire
Died8 January 1981(1981-01-08) (aged 87)
Goslar, West Germany
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
Years of service1914–1945
RankGeneral der Panzertruppe
Commands20th Panzer Division
Head of the Army Personnel Department
VII Panzer Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Mortimer von Kessel (25 May 1893 – 8 January 1981) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.