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Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪl(hɛl)m ˈhoːzənfɛlt]; 2 May 1895 – 13 August 1952), originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of Hauptmann (captain).
Wilhelm "Wilm" Hosenfeld was a German officer during World War II. He saved two Jews from the Holocaust, one of whom was Wladyslaw Szpilman, whose story was the basis of Roman Polanski's 2002 Oscar-winning film "The Pianist." Hosenfeld was born in a village near Fulda in Hessen, Germany in 1895.
On 25 November 2008, Yad Vashem recognized Wilhelm Hosenfeld as Righteous Among the Nations. The “Pianist”s RescuerWilhelm Hosenfeld was born in a village in Hessen, Germany, in 1895. His family was Catholic and he grew up in a pious and conservative German patriotic environment.
Feb 3, 2022 · Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld was a German schoolteacher turned army officer who helped save a number of Polish Jews from the Holocaust before dying tragically in a Soviet prison. Wojtek Laski/Newsmakers Wilm Hosenfeld in his military uniform. In 2008, Wilm Hosenfeld joined the esteemed ranks of those honored by the World Holocaust Remembrance ...
Jul 31, 2018 · Wilm Hosenfeld was an officer of the Wehrmacht during World War Two. He was stationed in Poland from the beginning of the war until Warsaw was captured by the Soviets; he served some 4.5 years in the Polish capital. Here he was confronted with the crimes committed against both Polish and German citizens by his fellow countrymen.
Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld ( German pronunciation: [ ˈvɪl (hɛl)m ˈhoːzənfɛlt]; 2 May 1895 – 13 August 1952), originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of Hauptmann (captain). He helped to hide or rescue several Polish people, including Jews, in Nazi-German ...
Aug 26, 2022 · Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist" (2002) made Wilm Hosenfeld, a Wehrmacht officer, known all over the world; but Wladyslaw Szpilman was not the only one whose life he saved, but also many other Poles, Jews and Catholics. It is now 70 years since Wilm Hosenfeld's death in August 1952.
