Friedrich Gollwitzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of Birth: Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany
About Friedrich Gollwitzer
- 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. 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 October 1955.
- In West Germany, Gollwitzer was investigated for war crimes allegedly committed under his command during the 1939 invasion of Poland.
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