Find A Grave - Invalidenfriedhof

Berlin Bombing Victims Memorial [memorial]
Located in the Scharnhorst Strasse area of Berlin, Germany, the monument is on the site of the memorial to German victims of the First World War which was badly damaged by Allied bombing in July 1945. The current monument is on mass graves of Berlin dead and honors the victims of Allied bombing attacks on Berlin during World War II, 1940 to 1945. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Fritsch, Gen. Werner Von b. August 4, 1880 d. September 22, 1939
German Military Leader. A career officer, he served on the General Staff of the Imperial Army during World War I, and rose to Lieutenant-General in the Weimar Republic's Reichswehr. In 1935 he was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst, commander-in-chief of the German Army. Fritsch was an outspoken critic of the Nazis, and was falsely accused of homosexuality in order to remove him from leadership and pave the way for a Nazi takeover of the German military. He was forced to resign in 1938...[Read More] (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Fuss, Hans b. September 19, 1920 d. November 10, 1942
German World War II Fighter Ace. As a lieutenant in the Luftwaffe, he served in Fighter Squadron 3 and was credited with 71 victories in 300 missions. All of his victories were recorded over the Eastern Front. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in August 1942. On his final mission Fuss shot down a Russian fighter, but the fuel tank of his plane was hit and he crashed during an attempted landing. He died in a Berlin hospital from complications of his injuries. (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Graf von Schlieffen, Alfred b. February 28, 1833 d. January 4, 1913
German Army Field Marshal. In 1905 he developed of the "Schlieffen Plan", the blueprint for Germasn war plans in the event of another land war in Europe. When war came in 1914, his plan, while modified, was largely the strategy implimented by the German High Command. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Heydrich, Reinhard b. March 7, 1904 d. June 4, 1942
Nazi SS General and leader of the Reich Security Office (RSHA), which was an umbrella organization including the Gestapo, the criminal police, and the internal Security Service. Heydrich was one of the main authors of the Nazi "Final Solution" and Holocaust against the Jews. Often called the "Blond Beast," he was ruthless in his persecution. His car was attacked and bombed by Free Czech agents in Prague on May 27, 1942, and he died later of his wounds. This action brought down massive reprisals...[Read More]
Cause of death: A piece of grenade-shrapnel lodged in his back which eventually caused gangrene
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Plot: Section C, between the large plots of Oven and Scharnhorst.
Memorial to the Fighters in the German Resistance
This memorial honors members of the resistance movement against Hitler and the Nazis, who were implicated in the plot to kill Hitler on July 20, 1944, and executed. Some of these were buried in unmarked graves in this cemetery.
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Moelders, Werner b. March 18, 1913 d. November 22, 1941
Moelders was a WWII German Ace who had achieved 115 aerial victories during his career. He was the highest-ranking German ace at the time of his death. Moelders was killed in a flying accident as a passenger while taking off from Breslau-Hundsfeld Airfield to attend Luftwaffe Generaloberst Ernst Udet's funeral.
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Moltke, Gen. Helmuth Von b. May 25, 1848 d. June 18, 1916
Military Figure. Usually called Helmuth von Moltke "the Younger" or "the Nephew," to distinguish him from his famous uncle of the same name. Moltke the Younger fought in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and rose to become a Field Marshall and Chief of the German General Staff (1906-1914). His cautious handling of the initial German attacks in World War I is often blamed for the German defeat at the Marne in Sept. 1914, after which he suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed. Moltke died...[Read More] (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Plot: [unmarked]
Reichenau, Walter von b. October 8, 1884 d. January 17, 1942
World War II German Field Marshal. (Bio by: Frank K.)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Richthofen, Manfred von [original burial site] b. May 2, 1892 d. April 21, 1918
German World War I Military Figure. He is best remembered as the famous "Red Baron" German fighter pilot and was the top ace of World War I with 80 combat aerial victories to his credit. He was born Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen in Kleinburg, near Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), the 2nd of four children of a prominent Prussian aristocratic family where his father was a Prussian military officer. After being educated at home, he attended a school at Schweidnitz (now Swidnica...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Todt, Fritz b. September 4, 1891 d. February 8, 1942
German Nazi Minister for Armaments and Munitions. Todt joined the Nazi Party in 1923 and served as an SS Colonel on the staff of Heinrich Himmler. He founded the Organization Todt, which handled construction of fortifications such as the Westwall and Atlantikwall, and the autobahn superhighways. After his death, his responsibilities passed to Albert Speer. Todt was buried with military honors in the Invaliden Cemetery in Berlin, but his grave was destroyed by the Soviets after the war. There...[Read More]
Cause of death: airplane crash
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Plot: Section C, near the original southern entrance to the cemetery
Udet, Ernst b. April 26, 1896 d. November 17, 1941
One of the most charismatic characters of WWI, Udet was the second highest scoring and highest surviving German ace with a score of 62 kills. He flew with Manfred von Richthofen and was a squadron commander as well as being awarded the Pour le Merite (Germany's highest military award). After the war he was involved with aircraft production, performed barnstorming/stunt flying all over the world, flew as a stunt pilot in Hollywood movies, and was a test pilot. Udet joined the Luftwaffe during...[Read More]
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Bülow, Karl b. March 24, 1846 d. August 31, 1921
Von Bülow was born into a Prussian military family. Von Bülow fought in the wars of 1866 and 1870/71. Von Bülow became commander of the 2 Army during the beginning of World War I. The 2 Army fought at St. Quentin, Charleroi, and the Battle of the Marne. Von Bülow was appointed to General Field Marshall. However, in April 1915, he retired due to illness.
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Fritsch, Werner Freiherr b. August 4, 1880 d. September 22, 1939
German General. He served on the German General Staff in World War I, and from 1935 as commander-in-chief of the German Army. He was the epitome of the honorable, unpolitical, professional Prussian soldier. Seen by Hitler as a threat to his own rise to power, von Fritsch and Gen. von Blomberg were forced out of the Army in disgrace, von Fritsch being accused of homosexuality. This obstacle out of the way, Hitler then declared himself commander-in-chief. Von Fritsch demanded a trial, and was...[Read More]
Cause of death: gunshot in battle
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Gablenz, Carl August Freiherr b. October 13, 1893 d. August 21, 1942
Founder of the German national airline Lufthansa.
Cause of death: Airplane crash
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David b. November 12, 1755 d. June 28, 1813
Prussian General. He reorganized the Prussian Army under Friedrich Wilhelm III, after its defeat at Jena by Napoleon. Scharnhorst modernized the army and instituted a General Staff and a militia, building the Prussian military into an institution whose reputation was respected around the world for many years. He is sometimes credited with the idea of the Iron Cross award. He was mortally wounded in the battle of Gross Gorschen.
Cause of death: wounds received in battle
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Seeckt, Hans b. April 22, 1866 d. December 27, 1936
German Army General. He served on several General Staffs in World War I, when he was awarded the Pour le Merite (Blue Max), and was appointed Adjutant General of the Reichswehr in 1920. He was responsible for ordering the suppression of Hitler's so-called Beer Hall Putsch in Munich in 1923. He helped oversee the rearming of the Wehrmacht, but the Nazis forced his dismissal in 1926. However, he was elected to the Reichstag in 1930 and became pro-Nazi. He later served as military advisor to China...[Read More]
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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