Another righteous-German general Alexander von Falkenhausen

yerbamatt · Post by **yerbamatt** » 26 Jun 2004 04:48

Quite remarcable life - during German occupation of Belgium he, an anti-nazi, tried to save as many (Jews and Belgians) as possible, with amazing results.

PS. After WWII he married a ... French resistance fighter

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More about him:

http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/biogra ... ausen.html

David Thompson · Post by **David Thompson** » 26 Jun 2004 04:54

von Falkenhausen, Alexander Freiherr (1878-31.7.1966) [General der Infanterie] -- Reichswehr service; commander, 10th Infantry Regiment 1 Feb 1925; commander, Army Infantry School 1 Feb 1927; retired 31 Jan 1930; military instructor in Nationalist China (Milit. Instrukteur i. National China) 1934-1939; deputy commander, IV Army Corps 1 Sept 1939; military commander of Belgium and northern France (Milit. Bef. Belgien-Nordfrankreich) 20 May 1940-14 Jul 1944; zugl. Milit. Bef. Holland 20-31 May 1940; zugl. Milit. Bef. Luxemburg 20 May 1940; retired from active service (Mob.Best.aufgehoben); arrested by German Secret State Police (Geheime Staatspolizei - Gestapo) 29 Jul 1944 after bomb plot against Hitler and sent to a concentration camp; liberated by American troops 4 May 1945 {put on trial by a Belgian military court at Brussels May 1950 for war crimes in connection with the shooting of hostages (LT 26 Sept 1950:3e; LT 18 Nov 1950:5d); convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment 9 Mar 1951 (NYT 10 Mar 1951:4:3; LT 10 Mar 1951:5b; LT 20 Mar 1951:4g); amnestied and released 27 Mar 1951 (NYT 28 Mar 1951:18:6; LT 28 Mar 1951:3e; LT 29 Mar 1951:3c; LT 3 Apr 1951:3b); died at Nassau 31 Jul 1966. (Who's Who 71-2; Snyder Ency 89; Encyclopedia of the Third Reich pps. 252-3; ABR-H; Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich vol. 2, pp. 79-80).}

yerbamatt · Post by **yerbamatt** » 26 Jun 2004 05:07

He spent a mere eighteen days behind Belgian bars after getting cleared of all charges against him.

Leaving Belgium, embittered, he left a note in a roadside inn:
"Ingrata Belgica, non habebis ossa mea" (Ungrateful Belgium - you won't get my ashes)...

Regards...