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    Posted (edited)

    General der Infanterie Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

    Born: 2nd Jan 1886

    Died: 30th Aug 1944 - executed at Plötzensee Prison for his role in the Valkyrie Plot, leading an attempted coup in Paris which was initially successful.

    Oberquartiermeister II - Generalstab des Heeres

    Oberquartiermeister I

    Kommandierender General II Armee-Korps

    Vorsitzender - 'Waffenstillstandskommission in Frankreich'

    Oberbefehlshaber 17.Armee

    Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich

    Ritterkreuz - 21st Aug 1941

    DKiS - 14th Feb 1944

    Image: EK II citation

    Edited by hucks216
    • 9 months later...
    Posted (edited)

    The two cousins Von Stülpnagel were successive Military Commander of France (first Otto and then Carl-Heinrich). So which Von Stülpnagel signed these documents?

    Carl-Heinrich

    Geboren: 02-01-1886, Berlin

    Hingerichtet: 27-02-1944, Plötzensee

    01-10-35 Gen.Maj.

    01-10-37 Gen.Lt.

    01-04-39 Gen.d.Inf.

    13-02-42 / 20-07-44 Milit.Bef.Frankreich

    Otto

    Geboren: 16-06-1878, Berlin

    Freitod: 06-02-1946, Gefängnis in Paris

    01-02-29 Gen Maj.

    01-02-31 Gen.Lt.

    01-10-36 Gen.d.Flieger

    01-12-40 umbenannt in Gen.d.Inf.

    25-10-40 / 31-01-42 Milit.Bef.Frankreich

    31-01-42 Mob.Verw. aufgehoben

    Edited by Odulf
    Posted

    Both signatures belong to Carl-Heinrich. Otto never commander II Armeekorps and by the date on your citation, Otto was in the Führer-Reserve/retired.

    • 9 years later...
    • hucks216 changed the title to Stülpnagel, Carl-Heinrich von

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