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Helmuth Weidling
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Wehrmacht general (1891–1955)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Ernst Kaether
- Succeeded by
- Office abolished
- Born
- ( 1891-11-02 ) 2 November 1891, Halberstadt , Province of Saxony , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 17 November 1955 (1955-11-17) (aged 64), Vladimir Central Prison , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Allegiance
- German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army Reichswehr German Army
- Years
- 1911–1945
- Rank
- General der Artillerie
- Commands
- XL Panzer Corps XLI Panzer Corps LVI Panzer Corps Berlin Defense Area
- Battles wars
- World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Invasion of France Invasion of the Soviet Union Battle of Berlin
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Halberstadt
- Place of death
- Vladimir
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Military Merit Cross
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Wehrmacht
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1983-028-05, Helmuth Weidling.jpg
- Convicted of
- war crime
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- Commons category
- Helmuth Weidling
- date of death
- 1955-11-14
- date of birth
- 1891-11-02
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Battle in Berlin
- cause of death
- heart failure
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- place of detention
- Vladimir Central Prison
- name in native language
- Helmuth Weidling
- start of work period
- 1911-00-00
- ethnic group
- Germans
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling (2 November 1891 – 17 November 1955) was a German general during the Second World War. He was the last commander of the Berlin Defence Area during the Battle of Berlin, led the defence of the city against Soviet forces and finally surrendered just before the end of World War II in Europe.
Military career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Helmuth Weidling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.