Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke

German general

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1968

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (24 January 1889 – 4 July 1968) was a German general of paratroop forces during World War II.
He led units in Crete, North Africa, Italy, the Soviet Union and France, and was captured by American forces at the conclusion of the Battle for Brest in September 1944.
He was a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, one of only 27 people in the Nazi German military so decorated. Ramcke was an ardent Nazi who committed war crimes.
Following the fighting on Crete in 1941, he ordered his men to attack civilians.
In 1951 Ramcke was convicted of war crimes against French civilians during the Battle of Brest, but was released after three months imprisonment.
During the 1950s he was a prominent nationalist and supported extreme right-wing movements.