Which SS-General in "A bridge too far"?
Which SS-General in "A bridge too far"?
I just finished watching this movie, and there was one SS-General (Gruppenführer I think) that I couldn't recogninze at all. I know that one is Willi Bittrich, but the other one, who was dressed in a black panzerwrapper, and refered to as General Ludwig is unknown to me. I also think he was wearing a Knight's Cross. Surely he must have been a real person, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit more about him, since searching both the net and this forum didn't help me
See this interesting link on the movie "A Bridge Too Far." The fictional SS-Brigadeführer Ludwig (played by Hardy Kruger) is a composite character based on SS-Obersturmbannführer Walter Harzer and SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel, the commanders of the 9th SS-Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" and the 10th SS-Panzer Division "Frundsberg" respectively.
http://www.airbornerecce.com/history/btf.htm
Regards,
Shawn
http://www.airbornerecce.com/history/btf.htm
Regards,
Shawn