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Friedrich Christiansen
Christiansen c. 1937
Wehrmachtbefehlshaber in the Netherlands
In office 29 May 1940 – 7 April 1945
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Korpsführer of the NSFK
In office 5 April 1937 – 26 June 1943
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Alfred Keller
Personal details
Born
(1879-12-12)12 December 1879 Wyk auf Föhr, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
3 December 1972(1972-12-03) (aged 92) Aukrug, West Germany
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch/service
Imperial German Navy Luftwaffe
Years of service
1914–1919, 1934–1945
Rank
Kapitän zur See (Navy) General der Flieger (Luftwaffe)
Commands
25th Army
Battles/wars
World War I World War II
Awards
Pour le Mérite
Friedrich Christiansen (12 December 1879 – 3 December 1972) was a German general who served as commander of the German Wehrmacht in the occupied Netherlands during World War II.
Christiansen was a World War I flying ace and the only seaplane pilot to receive the Pour le Mérite. He joined the Nazi Party in the interwar period, eventually rising to the rank of Korpsführer of the National Socialist Flyers Corps. After the German invasion of the Netherlands, Christiansen was appointed as the Wehrmachtbefehlshaber (Chief Military Commander) in the Netherlands. In response to attacks by the Dutch Resistance, he ordered reprisals against Dutch civilians such as the Putten raid. He was also responsible for the Dutch famine of 1944–1945 that resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians after ordering an embargo on all food transports to the western Netherlands. After the war, Christiansen was arrested and convicted of war crimes.
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