Photo of the last Army General, Dietrich Beelitz?

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Photo of the last Army General, Dietrich Beelitz?

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Post by John M. Donovan » 27 Feb 2006, 20:00

Has anyone seen a photo of the last named General of Army, Generalmajor Dietrich Beelitz (20.4.1945), in his General's uniform? Thanks in advance...Best, John

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 02 Mar 2006, 16:08

Try
http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/
In the top of each forum-page you will find Michael Miller's Axis Biographical Research. Click on it. Pull the slide at right down. Click on "Here". Pull the slide at right down again. Click on "DAS HEER (German Army) By Gareth Collins & Michael Miller". Click on Generalmajor. Click on "B". Click on "Beelitz" and :idea: :idea:
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BTW: I think there is no pic existing with him in the uniform of a Generalmajor with effect of 20.04.45


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Post by Gareth Collins » 02 Mar 2006, 16:35

I don't think he was the last anyway. Wasn't Ernst Klasing promoted on 01 May 1945?

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 02 Mar 2006, 18:42

Gareth Collins wrote:I don't think he was the last anyway. Wasn't Ernst Klasing promoted on 01 May 1945?
....and Ottomar Hansen on 08.05.1945 with effect of 20.04.1945.

By the way I think these officers had other problems in the huddle of the last days before the surrender than the procurement of new shoulder boards and collar patches.
Also there was surely no accoutering-department next door with the fitting collection.
Board and lodgings, ammo and wheelers had the absolute priority to pull round, nothing else.
Sometimes I think you can' t imagine the reality in April / May 1945 :roll: :roll:
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Post by John M. Donovan » 03 Mar 2006, 03:10

Thanks for the above...Are there any known photo's (other than the one on Axis Bio) of Beelitz, particularly after 1943? I have yet to find one...I guess he wasn't THE last to be promoted to General, but I believe he was the last living General (gest. 5.9.2002)...Regards, John

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Re: Photo of the last Army General, Dietrich Beelitz?

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Post by askropp » 17 Nov 2019, 12:44

As it seems, Beelitz was either never promoted to GM, or his promotion was ordered by Herr and Vietinghoff and thus invalid. As Jürgen pointed out some time ago, he even called himself an Oberst a.D. when he was writing for FMS after the war.
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.

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