Fritz Neidholdt
Fritz Neidholdt (born November 16, 1887 in St. Kilian ; † March 5, 1947 executed in Belgrade , Yugoslavia ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Neidholdt fought as an officer in the First World War . During the Second World War he led the 369th Infantry Division as commander . According to the indictment in the Nuremberg trial against the main war criminals , on his orders of September 11, 1944, the villages of Zagniezde and Udora were destroyed and all the men were hanged . Neidholdt was extradited to Yugoslavia after the end of the war . There he was charged, sentenced to death and executed .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on January 2, 1942
Individual evidence
- ^ Nuremberg Trial, Count 3 G , Zeno.org, accessed September 25, 2015 .; see. also Nürnberger Trial, indictment vol. 1 p. 66. Nothing is known or can be ascertained about the unproven submissions made by the Soviet prosecutor there. See SCHRAML p. 297. Even the location of the allegedly destroyed villages cannot be determined. According to SCHRAML, p. 93, the 369th ID (Croatian) seems to have been located on the Adriatic coast in the Split - Livno area towards the end of August 1944.
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| SURNAME | Neidholdt, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Kilian , Hildburghausen district , Thuringia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1947 |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Yugoslavia |