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Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Birth namePaul Nikolaus von Jastrzembski
Born(1885-01-17)17 January 1885
Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, German Empire
Died18 June 1968(1968-06-18) (aged 83)
Holzminden, Lower Saxony, West Germany
AllegianceNikolaus von Falkenhorst German Empire
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Weimar Republic
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1903–1944
RankGeneraloberst
Commands heldArmy Norway (Wehrmacht)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
  • Continuation War
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsErich Dethleffsen (son-in-law)

Paul Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (17 January 1885 – 18 June 1968) was a German general and war criminal during World War II. He planned and commanded the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940, and was commander of German troops during the occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1944.

After the war, Falkenhorst was tried by a joint British-Norwegian military tribunal for war crimes. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1946. The sentence was later commuted to twenty years' imprisonment. Falkenhorst was released in 1953 and died in 1968.

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