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Ernst Kaether
Born
(1903-09-25)25 September 1903 Aachen, Germany
Died
11 August 1999(1999-08-11) (aged 95) Puchheim, Germany
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Army
Unit
78th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Berlin
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Ernst Kaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was a German officer, who rose to the rank of general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
On 22 April 1945, Kaether briefly replaced General Hellmuth Reymann as commander of the Berlin Defence Area and for the defense of the city of Berlin. Kaether was personally promoted to Generalleutnant by Adolf Hitler for this command.[1] However, Kaether never actually took command of Berlin's defenses for the Battle of Berlin. Before Kaether could take command, Hitler cancelled his promotions, and Kaether was replaced by General Helmuth Weidling, commander of the understrength LVI Panzer Corps.[2] For a brief period between Kaether and Weidling, Hitler himself took personal command of the Berlin defences. Another newly-promoted Generalmajor, Erich Bärenfänger, was Hitler's "deputy" commander of the Berlin Defense Area during the brief period.
ErnstKaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was a German officer, who rose to the rank of general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. On 22 April...
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replaced Lieutenant-Colonel (Oberstleutnant) ErnstKaether as commander of Berlin. Only one day earlier, Kaether had replaced Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant)...
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