Hans von Salmuth
Hans Eberhard Kurt von Salmuth | |
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Von Salmuth in 1943 | |
| Born | 11 November 1888 Metz, Elsass-Lothringen, Germany |
| Died | 1 January 1962 (aged 73) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | German Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1945 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Unit | Army Group B |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day invasion. Following the war, he was tried in the High Command Trial, as part of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years. He was released in 1953.