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GEN Erwin Jaenecke

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GEN Erwin Jaenecke

Birth
Freren, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
3 Jul 1960 (aged 70)
Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Leer, Landkreis Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
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He was a German general during World War II. He fought in the First World War and started the Second World War as Oberquartiermeister with the 8th Armee in Poland. Later he served in Belgium and France. Later, he was held responsible for the loss of Crimea, arrested in Romania and court-martialed. He was quietly acquitted in June 1944. He was dismissed from the army on January 31, 1945. On June 15, 1945 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to 25 years of hard labor. He was released in 1955.
He was a German general during World War II. He fought in the First World War and started the Second World War as Oberquartiermeister with the 8th Armee in Poland. Later he served in Belgium and France. Later, he was held responsible for the loss of Crimea, arrested in Romania and court-martialed. He was quietly acquitted in June 1944. He was dismissed from the army on January 31, 1945. On June 15, 1945 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to 25 years of hard labor. He was released in 1955.

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  • Created by: letemrip
  • Added: Dec 8, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173635891/erwin-jaenecke: accessed ), memorial page for GEN Erwin Jaenecke (22 Apr 1890–3 Jul 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173635891, citing Friedhof Leer-Augustenstrasse, Leer, Landkreis Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany; Maintained by letemrip (contributor 49084452).