Original German Postcard - SS Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Bittrich
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Great photo card SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Bittrich. Wilhelm Bittrich (26 February 1894 – 19 April 1979) was a high-ranking Waffen-SS commander of Nazi Germany. Between August 1942 and February 1943, Bittrich commanded the SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, in rear security operations (Bandenbekämpfung, literally: “bandit fighting”) in the Soviet Union. From July 1944 until the end of the war Bittrich commanded the 2nd SS Panzer Corps in Normandy, during Market Garden and in Hungary. After his arrest in May 1945, Bittrich was extradited to France on charges of having ordered the execution of 17 members of the French Resistance. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. Following his release from prison, Bittrich became active in HIAG a veteran’s organization for former Waffen-SS members and served as chairman during the 1970s
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Original German Postcard - SS Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Bittrich
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