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   Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day invasion.

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   Apr 25, 2024 · Hans von Salmuth (born November 11, 1888, Metz, Germany—died January 1, 1962, Heidelberg, West Germany) was a German army staff officer and field commander in World War II. The son of a Prussian officer, Salmuth entered the German army in 1907 and rose to the rank of captain during World War I.

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   Biography. Hans von Salmuth was born November 11, 1888 in Metz then under Prussian domination. He enlistes September 19, 1907 in the Imperial Army and took part in the Great War. In 1918, promoted to captain, he decided to make a career and stayed in the Reichswehr.

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   Hans Eberhard Kurt von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general during World War II. A lifelong professional soldier, he served his country as a junior officer in World War I, a staff officer in the inter-war period and early World War II, and an army level commander.

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   Hans Eberhard Kurt von Salmuth (* 29. November 1888 in Metz, Elsaß-Lothringen; † 1. Januar 1962 in Heidelberg) war ein deutscher Generaloberst während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Er wurde 1948 beim OKW-Prozess wegen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit verurteilt.

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   While Model and Hoth would spearhead the main pincer attacks, Generaloberst Hans von Salmuth’s Second Army of Army Group Center would launch a heavy diversionary attack to pin down Russian forces along the western face of the salient.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Hans von Salmuth (born November 11, 1888, Metz, Germany—died January 1, 1962, Heidelberg, West Germany) was a German army staff officer and field commander in World War II.

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   When did von Salmuth become a general?

   • In mid July 1942, he was made commander of the Second Army . von Salmuth was promoted to full general ( generaloberst, literally "colonel-general", the second highest World War II-era German officer rank, the highest being generalfeldmarschall ), in January 1943.

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   When did Salmuth join the German Army?

   • The son of a Prussian officer, Salmuth entered the German army in 1907 and rose to the rank of captain during World War I. He remained in the army after the war, becoming a brigadier general in 1937 and chief of staff of the Second Army in 1938.

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   The 6th (GeneralOberst Friedrich Paulus) and 17th (General der Infanterie Hans von Salmuth) Armies were no exception. As the Russians struck the German front line, it was often up to the commander at the scene to make life or death decisions for his men.