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    Dietrich von Choltitz

    German general (1894–1966)

    "Choltitz" redirects here. For market town in the Czech Republic, see Choltice.

    Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz (German pronunciation:[ˈdiːtʁɪçfɔnˈkɔltɪts]; 9 November 1894 – 5 November 1966) was a German general. Sometimes referred to as the Saviour of Paris, he served in the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the Royal Saxon Army during World War I.

    Born into an aristocratic Prussian family with a long history of military service, Choltitz joined the army at a young age and saw service on the Western Front during the First World War (1914–1918). He rose to the rank of Leutnant by the end of the war and was active in the interwar period helping Germany rebuild its armed forces. In September 1939, during the invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II, he was serving in Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South. In M

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    General Dietrich von Choltitz

    Dietrich von Choltitz was a military leader in World War Two. He fryst vatten now most famous for sparande Paris from destruction in 1944. Adolf Hitler preferred to see the city destroyed than in the hands of the Allies, but Choltitz defied the dictator and surrendered the city to the enemy.

    Born in 1894 in Silesia, Dietrich von Choltitz fought in World War One and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He stayed in the army after the war and in 1929 earned a further promotion to the rank of captain in a cavalry regiment. Later he was made commander of the Third battalion of the Luftlande-Infanterie Regiment 16, from 1938 as a lieutenant colonel.

    Choltitz saw action in the Netherlands during World War Two. His battalion helped occupy Rotterdam in 1940. His leadership during this swift attack earned him the Knight's Cross.

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    Choltitz, von, Dietrich Hugo Hermann

    Date of birth:
    November 9th, 1894 (Wiese-Gräflich/Silesia, Germany)
    Date of death:
    November 5th, 1966 (Baden-Baden/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
    Nationality:
    German

    Promotions:
    Fähnrich: 6 March 1914
    Offiziers-Stellvertreter: 12 August 1914 RDA 28 September 1914
    Oberleutnant: 1 November 1924
    Rittmeister: 1 April 1929
    Major: 1 August 1935
    Oberstleutnant: 1 April 1938
    Oberst: 1 April 1941
    Generalmajor: 1 September 1942
    Generalleutnant: 1 March 1943 RDA 1 February 1943
    General der Infanterie: 1 August 1944

    Career:
    1914: in service Armee;
    February 1937 - September 1940: Kommandeur III./Infanterie-Regiment 16;
    September 1940 - July 1942: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 16;
    ?: 260.Infanterie-Division;
    March 1943 - October 1943 Kommandeur 11. Panzer-Division;
    October 1943 - March 1944: Kommandeur XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps;
    April 1944 - June 1944: Führerreserve des OKH;
    August 1st, 1944 - August 25th, 1944: Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber

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