Franz Xaver Holzhey
Franz Xaver Holzhey (born June 1, 1885 in Penzing , Upper Bavaria; † May 3, 1945 in Eisenärzt bei Traunstein ) was a German captain and "bravery officer" of the First World War , who in the last days of the Second World War, the destruction of the hospital site Eisenärzt prevented by putting up a Red Cross sign and was executed by Lieutenant General of the Wehrmacht Theodor Tolsdorff , who was on the run . In 1951 Ernst von Salomon processed the fate of the captain in the novel The Questionnaire .
The Wehrmacht General Theodor Tolsdorff, who ordered Holzhey's execution without trial and carried it out himself, was initially sentenced to three years and six months in prison for manslaughter in 1954, and after an appeal by the Federal Court of Justice he was finally acquitted in 1960 by the Traunstein Regional Court .
literature
- LG Traunstein, June 3, 1960 . In: Justice and Nazi crimes . Collection of German criminal judgments for Nazi homicidal crimes 1945–1966, Vol. XVI, edited by Irene Sagel-Grande, HH Fuchs, CF Rüter . Amsterdam: University Press, 1976, No. 492, pp. 387–429 Shooting of a German captain on leave who had put up a white sign with a red cross in front of a flak position at the exit of Eisenärzt's village
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzhey, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German captain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penzing , Upper Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1945 |
| Place of death | Iron doctor near Traunstein |