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''General der Infanterie'' Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz (9 November 1894 Von Choltitz later asserted that his defiance of Hitler's direct order stemmed from its obvious military futility, his affection for the French capital's history and culture, and the realization that Hitler had by then become completely insane. ==Career== Dietrich von Choltitz joined 8. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Johann Georg Nr. 107 of the Royal Saxon army as a Fähnrich just months before the First World War broke out. His unit served on the western front, where he was promoted to Leutnant and became Adjutant of the regiment's III. Battalion within a year of joining.〔http://www.historic.de/Militar/Personen/Choltitz/Choltitz.htm〕 He remained in the ''Reichswehr'' during the Weimar Republic, becoming a cavalry captain in 1929. Promoted to Major in 1937, he was made commander of III. battalion, ''Infanterie-Regiment 16 "Oldenburg"'', a part of 22. Luftlande-Division. In 1938 he was promoted again, this time to Oberstleutnant. Von Choltitz first saw action with his battalion in the Second World War at the battle of Rotterdam, making dangerous air landings and seizing the city's key bridges, all the while fighting against Dutch forces that outnumbered his 7 to 1. His action during this daring assault earned him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In September of the same year, he was given command of the whole regiment, and the following spring was made Oberst. At the start of Operation Barbarossa, von Choltitz's regiment was based in Romania, advancing as part of Army Group South into Ukraine. As part of Erich von Manstein's 11th Army, the regiment fought in the siege of Sevastopol. The siege was bloody for his regiment, which was reduced from 4,800 men to just 349 and getting himself an arm wound as well. Promoted to Generalmajor shortly after, he was made acting commander of (Infantry division 260 ) in 1942. He was then promoted to Generalleutnant the following year and given command of 11th Panzer Division, which he led during Battle of Kursk. In March 1944, he was transferred to Italy, where he was made deputy commander of LXXXVI Panzer Corps and participated in the battle of Anzio. Transferred to the Western Front in June 1944, he took command of LXXXIV Army Corps, with which he fought against the Allied breakout from Normandy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dietrich von Choltitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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