Hans Otfried von Linstow
Hans Otfried von Linstow (* 16th March 1899 in Wittenberg , † 30th August 1944 in Berlin-Plötzensee ) was a German officer , last colonel in the General Staff and resistance fighters of 20 July 1944 .
Life
After participating in the First World War, Linstow was accepted into the Reichswehr and served, among other things, in the staff of the 1st Division in Königsberg . There he was promoted to first lieutenant on April 1, 1925 .
During the Second World War he was employed as the first general staff officer in various units, such as the 15th Infantry Division in 1939 and the Xth Army Corps in 1940 . In 1941 he was in this position at the IX. Army corps in Russia and in 1942 at the Deputy General Command VII in Munich.
In April 1944 he was transferred to Paris and succeeded Colonel Karl-Richard Kossmann as Chief of Staff at the French Military Commander . This was General Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel , one of the central figures in the resistance against the Nazi regime. Stülpnagel inaugurated Linstow in the coup plans, who then led the military actions in the context of a coup in Paris after the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944 . Among other things, the security service was arrested .
After the unsuccessful attack became known, the attempted coup was stopped and Linstow was arrested on July 23. On August 24, he was dishonorably expelled from the Wehrmacht by the court of honor formed on August 2, 1944 , so that the Reich Court Martial was no longer responsible for the sentencing. On August 29, 1944, he was sentenced to death by the People's Court under its President Roland Freisler and hanged the next day in Plötzensee .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Cross of Honor of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern III. Class with swords
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 162.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linstow, Hans Otfried von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wittenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1944 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Plötzensee |