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Ernst Kaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was an officer in the German Army (''Heer'') during World War II. As a Lieutenant-Colonel (''Oberstleutnant''), Kaether commanded the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Jäger Division. On 10 December 1942, as commander of this regiment, he received a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 22 April 1945, Kaether briefly replaced ''Generalleutnant'' Hellmuth Reymann as commander of the Berlin Defense Area and for the defense of the city of Berlin. Kaether was personally promoted to ''Generalleutnant'' by Adolf Hitler for this command.〔Beevor, Antony. ''Berlin: The Downfall 1945'', Penguin Books, 2002, ISBN 0-670-88695-5, Page 268〕 However, Kaether never actually took command of Berlin's defenses for the Battle of Berlin. Before he could take command, Hitler cancelled his promotions and Kaether was replaced by ''General der Artillerie'' Helmuth Weidling.〔Beevor, Antony. ''Berlin: The Downfall 1945'', Penguin Books, 2002, ISBN 0-670-88695-5, Page 286〕 For a brief period between Kaether and Weidling, Hitler himself took personal command of the Berlin defenses. Another newly promoted ''Generalmajor'', Erich Bärenfänger, was Hitler's "deputy" commander of the Berlin Defense Area during this brief period. == Awards == * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 December 1942 as ''Oberstleutnant'' of the Reserves and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 14〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 248.〕 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「Ernst Kaether」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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