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Heinrich Trettner
Trettner, c. 1941-42
Born
(1907-09-19)19 September 1907 Minden, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
18 September 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 98) Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Allegiance
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe German Army
Years of service
1925–45 1956–66
Rank
General
Commands held
4th Parachute Division (Wehrmacht) Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Battles/wars
Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Great Cross of Merit
Heinrich "Heinz" Trettner (19 September 1907 – 18 September 2006) was a German general who served in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II and the Cold War. From 1964 to 1966, he served as Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the head of the military of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was the last living general of the Wehrmacht.
Heinrich "Heinz" Trettner (19 September 1907 – 18 September 2006) was a German general who served in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II and...
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of the German 4th Parachute Division commanded by Generalleutnant HeinrichTrettner. From April 1-9, the brigade again engaged the Germans in a series...
Herrmann Werner Mölders Hugo Sperrle, commander Hannes Trautloft HeinrichTrettner Wolfram von Richthofen, commander Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, commander...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
his home in Stone Mountain, Ga. Yardley, William (13 March 2013). "Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, Anti-Hitler Plotter, Dies at 90". New York Times. Retrieved...
Hermann Bartels (1900–1989), architect Paul Kelpe (1902–1985), painter HeinrichTrettner (1907–2006), General of the Wehrmacht, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr...
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma* Horst Tietzen Werner Töniges Hannes Trautloft HeinrichTrettner Joachim Wandel Kurt Weyher Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke Joachim Ziegler Felix...
Franz JosefFranz Josef Strauß Kai-Uwe von Hassel – 3 Trettner, HeinrichGeneral Heinz Trettner (1907–2006) 1 January 1964 25 August 1966 2 years, 236 days...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
aviation; he took the opportunity to accuse the Bundeswehr general HeinrichTrettner of having been a war criminal, guilty of atrocities committed during...
became Staff Officer to the Generalinspekteure Friedrich Foertsch and HeinrichTrettner and commanded the Feldartilleriebataillon 31 in Lüneburg. In 1967–69...
Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr Adolf Heusinger Friedrich Foertsch HeinrichTrettner Ulrich de Maizière Armin Zimmermann Harald Wust Jürgen Brandt Wolfgang...
Ferdinand Tönnies Peter E. Toschek James W. Treffinger Heinrich von Treitschke HeinrichTrettner Horst Ueberhorst Gustav Uhlig Jacob Utsch Johannes Vahlen...
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