Rudolf Veiel (10 December 1883, in Stuttgart – 19 March 1956, in Stuttgart) was a German General of the Panzertruppe during World War II. Veiel's first army service was noted as a Fahnenjunker in the Ulanen-Regiment 19 in April 1904. On 18 August 1905, he became a leutnant. At the beginning of World War I, Veiel was a commander of the Squadron in the Württemberg Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment. He served in this regiment until the end of the war.