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Seeking Info on some people....

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Post by wenty » 08 May 2003, 12:31

Hi Everyone, i am looking for some info about what happened to the following people after the war, prison (?), if dead, death dates, etc......

1. Hans-Erich Voss.
2. Freytag von Loringhoven
3. Walter Frentz ( i know he was alive about 7 years ago- is he still alive?)
4. Johannes Hentschel (Fuehrerbunker Machinenmeister)
5. Adolf Dirr.
6. Helmuth Weidling.
7. General Wenck (sorry, forgot first name)
8. Hans-Karl von Hasselbach.
Also, what happened to Fritz and Franziska Braun after the war? Anyone know? Thanks for any help on these people. :D Cheers. :D

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 08 May 2003, 12:56

Hi!

Gen. d. Art. Helmuth Weidling died in captivity in Russia (17.11.1955 in Wladimir prison).

Gen. d. Pz. Tr. Walther Wenck survived and died on May 1st, 1982 (Car accident) in Germany.

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btw: Wenck was in US or english captivity until 1947. He was asked to become Supreme Commander of the Bundeswehr after the war. See:

http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.d ... alther.htm


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Post by Gareth Collins » 08 May 2003, 13:34

Vizeadmiral Hans-Erich Voß was in Russian Captivity until January 1955. He died in Berchtesgaden in 18/11/1969.

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Post by Svennie » 09 May 2003, 11:56

For anyone looking for more details on Wenck's career before, during and after the war, I can recommend:

Walther Wenck
Dr. Dermot Bradley
Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1985

It's an excellent biography containing a lot of pictures from the Wenck family archive.

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Post by wenty » 09 May 2003, 13:08

Thank You Very Much to: Stauffenberg II, Gareth Collins, and Svennie for contributing your very helpful information on this topic, i appreciate it. :D Any More Info is greatly appreciated about any of these people. Cheers. :D

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