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Gen Dietrich von Choltitz

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Gen Dietrich von Choltitz

Original Name
Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz
Birth
Łąka Prudnicka, Powiat prudnicki, Opolskie, Poland
Death
5 Nov 1966 (aged 71)
Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Plot
Feld 8
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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 Wehrmacht, 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 1944, a claim that is in historical dispute. After he surrendered the city on August 25, 1944, he was held in Allied captivity until 1947.
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 Wehrmacht, 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 1944, a claim that is in historical dispute. After he surrendered the city on August 25, 1944, he was held in Allied captivity until 1947.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13762399/dietrich-von_choltitz: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Dietrich von Choltitz (9 Nov 1894–5 Nov 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13762399, citing Hauptfriedhof Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.