Johannes Blaskowitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Blaskowitz

German general

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1883

Place of Birth: East Prussia

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1948

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Blaskowitz led the 8th Army during the Invasion of Poland and was the Commander in Chief of Occupied Poland from 1939 to 1940; he had written several memoranda for the German High Command protesting the SS atrocities and handed out death sentences to members of the SS for crimes against the civilian population.
He was dismissed, but then re-appointed.
He commanded Army Group G during the Allied invasion of Southern France and Operation Nordwind, the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. After the war, he was charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at Nuremberg and committed suicide on 5 February 1948.
He was posthumously acquitted on all counts.