Wilhelm Falley

Wilhelm Falley
Born 25 September 1897
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died 6 June 1944 (1944-06-07) (aged 46)
Picauville, Normandy
Buried at Orglandes German war cemetery
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–44
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 91st Infantry Division
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Falley (25 September 1897 – 6 June 1944) was the first German general to be killed during the Normandy Landings in France. He was commander of the 91st Infantry Division. Falley was killed by a paratrooper of the US 82nd Airborne Division, near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 302.

Bibliography

  • D-Day 1944 - Voices from Normandy, Robert Neillands and Roderick de Normann, Cold Spring Press, New York, 2004 ISBN 1-59360-012-7.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalmajor Heinz Fiebig
Commander of 246. Infanterie-Division
5 October 1943 – 20 April 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Claus Müller-Bülow
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Bruno Ortner
Commander of 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division
25 April 1944 – 6 June 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Bernhard Klosterkemper
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.