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by Geoff Walden » 02 Dec 2012, 15:53
I know this has been discussed before, but with conflicting info. I have read different dates for Paul Giesler's death, different circumstances, and different places of burial. I'm wondering if anyone has the definitive answers? I'm not so much interested in Giesler himself, as in the reported locations of his death and burial in the Berchtesgaden area.
I have read, basically, that Giesler and members of his family attempted suicide (maybe more than once?) in the Berchtesgaden area, starting 1 May 1945. I have then read that he died in Ramsau on 2 May 1945, or 4 May, or died in a military hospital in Bischofswiesen/Stanggass on 8 May 1945 (would this be the Dietrick Eckart Krankenhaus?). I have read that Giesler shot his wife on 2 May 1945 in a wooded area near the Hintersee. I have read that the suicide attempt was as late as 8 May 1945, when both Giesler and his wife died. I have also read that this suicide attempt failed, and that they were then shot by an Adjutant. I have read that Giesler was buried in Ramsau, and also Berchtesgaden itself. I have read that Giesler and his wife are buried in an unmarked grave in Berchtesgaden, and I have also read that Giesler's body was later removed to Munich.
Obviously, not all of these dates, locations, and circumstances can be true!
The only thing I know for sure is that there is a grave marker in Ramsau for Margret Giesler, 13+8+1896 - 2+5+1945. Was this Paul Giesler's wife?
Anyone know for sure if Paul Giesler was (or still is) buried in the Berchtesgaden area, and where?
Thanks for any insight!