Maximilian von Herff

[Phil Nix]

Thought you all might like a pic of von Herff's grave at Cannock in Staffordshire UK
Philmil

[SS-Researcher]

Cool!
Thank you very much

Best wishes
Florian

[thomas]

Dear philmill

Do you know who was this Fritz Reich on the same Gravestone ?

Greetings

thomas

[Phil Nix]

Dear philmill

Do you know who was this Fritz Reich on the same Gravestone ?

Greetings

thomas

He was a soldier rank Obergrenadier. Every grave in the cemetery holds two men other high ranking officers buries there include Generalfeldmarschal Ernst Busch and Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Dr Fisser.
Philmil

[thomas]

Dear Philmil

Thank you very much for your intresting answer. Is this cementary for prisoner of war only ??

Thanks for the information.

Greetings

thomas

[Max Williams]

This cemetery contains the remains of German soldiers who died whilst in British and American captivity in the British Isles, both during and post-war. There are a few graves of German personnel who could have been executed, but the information surrounding these is scant and the cemetery supervisor I spoke to a few years ago refused to give any information about them.
Max

[thomas]

Dear Max History

Thank you very much for this additionnal informations.

Greetings

thomas

[Martin Månsson]

Indeed a nice photo, thanks Phil!

Best
Martin

[Phil Nix]

The site also contains the graves of Germans killled in UK territory during WW 1 inckluding graves of the crews of three Zeppelins
Philmil

[Max Williams]

Here's another shot of the von Herff headstone.
Max

[thomas]

Dear Pilmil and Max History

Thanks for the informations and the picture.

Greetings

thomas

[Jon Das Reich]

couple of pics from Cannock Chase Cemetery

[steve248]

Not too far away from von Herff's is the gravestone of SS-Ostubaf Dr Hellmut Tanzmann,
Gestapo man and KdS in France and Norway. He was a suicide in British custody.

[heimwehr danzig]

Hi,

Thanks for posting this photo, I only recently learned of this cemetary, I pass by Cannock Chase on my way up to Shropshire and one day I would love to stop and pay my respects.

Out of interest, does anyone know how Gen. von Herff died?

Was he due to be arraigned for war crimes?

Thanks

[Max Williams]

Full story of von Herff's death in vol. 2 SS Leadership Corps.
Max.