Friedrich Gollwitzer
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Friedrich Gollwitzer | |
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 206th Infantry Division's commander, Alfons Hitter (second from right) and Gollwitzer surrender to the Soviet forces. | |
| Born | 27 April 1889 |
| Died | 25 March 1977 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich Gollwitzer (27 April 1889 – 25 March 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the LIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
With the outbreak of the First World War, Gollwitzer was appointed adjutant of the replacement battalion. In the same position he joined the 2nd Reserve Engineer Battalion in mid-January 1915 and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June 1915. Gollwitzer ended the war as a captain, awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the Military Merit Order.[1]
Gollwitzer surrendered to the Soviet troops in June 1944 during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955. In West Germany, Gollwitzer was investigated for war crimes allegedly committed under his command during the 1939 invasion of Poland.
