Hans Von Salmuth
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 62 years ago |
Date of birth | November 11,1888 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Metz |
France | |
Date of died | January 1,1962 |
Died | Heidelberg |
Germany | |
Service/branch | German Army |
Battles and wars | World War I |
World War II | |
Commands held | 15th Army |
Job | Army officer |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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ID | 561113 |
Hans Von Salmuth Life story
Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day invasion. Following the war, he was tried in the High Command Trial, as part of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials.