Choltitz, Dietrich von b. November 9, 1894 d. November 5, 1966 World War II German Army General. Born in Gräflich Wiese, Germany (now Łąka Prudnicka, Poland) he was a General of Infantry in Adolph Hitler's Whermacht, serving first as commander of the 48th Panzer Corps, then at the Military Governor of Paris, France. He claimed to have defied the order of Hitler to destroy the city and its landmarks before it's liberation by Allied forces in August 1945, a claim that is in historical dispute. After he surrendered the city on August 25, 1945, he...[Read More] Stadtfriedhof, Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Paulus, Friedrich b. September 23, 1890 d. February 1, 1957 World War II Nazi Germany Army Field Marshall. He was the commander of the German 6th Army during the siege of Stalingrad, Soviet Union, and will always be linked for suffering the greatest military defeat in history which signaled the start of the end for the Third Reich. Captured by Russian forces at his headquarters, Nazi German dicator Adolph Hitler had ordered him to commit suicide but he instead surrendered his remaining men and officers. Field Marshal Paulus was held under house arrest...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive)) Stadtfriedhof, Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
b. November 9, 1894 d. November 5, 1966
