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Erwin von Witzleben
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German field marshal (1881–1944)
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Erwin von Witzleben was a German military officer and resistance fighter who served in the Imperial German Army. Born in Wrocław in 1881, he held the rank of general field marshal and general. His military career began in 1901 and continued until 1942. During his service, he commanded the 1st Army and Army Group D. He participated in both World War I and World War II.
Witzleben received several awards, including the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), the Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, and the Sudetenland Medal. He worked in Frankfurt (Oder) and spoke German. He was a citizen of Nazi Germany.
Witzleben died on August 8, 1944, at Plötzensee Prison. His manner of death was capital punishment, specifically hanging.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sachsen
- Active from
- 1733-03-19
- Active to
- 1839-07-09
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1881-12-04 ) 4 December 1881, Breslau , Silesia , Prussia , Germany (present-day Wrocław, Poland)
- Died
- 8 August 1944 (1944-08-08) (aged 62), Plötzensee Prison , Berlin , Germany
- Allegiance
- Prussia Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army Prussian Army Reichswehr German Army
- Service years
- 1901–1944
- Rank
- Generalfeldmarschall
- Commands
- 1st Army OB West
- Conflicts
- World War I Battle of Verdun Battle of Champagne World War II Saar Offensive Battle of France German resistance to Nazism
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nazi Germany
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Plötzensee Prison
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Imperial German Army
- Military rank
- general field marshal
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1978-043-13, Erwin v. Witzleben.jpg
- Work location
- Frankfurt (Oder)
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- Erwin von Witzleben
- date of birth
- 1881-12-04
- date of death
- 1944-08-08
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Army Group D
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1901-00-00
- end of work period
- 1942-00-00
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Job Wilhelm Georg Erwin Erdmann von Witzleben (4 December 1881 – 8 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ('field marshal') in the Wehrmacht and Oberbefehlshaber West ('commander in chief in the west', abbreviated to OB West), during the Second World War. A leading conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he was designated to become commander in chief of the Wehrmacht in a post-Nazi regime, had the plot succeeded. After being dishonourably discharged by the Ehrenhof ('court of honour'), he was murdered, after a show trial from the Volksgerichtshof ('people's court').
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