Hans Otto Krebs

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Hans Otto Krebs (1898 - 1945)

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Birthplace: Helmstedt, NDS, Germany
Death: May 02, 1945 (47)
Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Suicide by gunshot)
Immediate Family:

Son of Otto Gustav Hugo Krebs and Adele Krebs
Husband of Ilse Krebs
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Margarete Annemarie Minna Adele Krebs
Half brother of Private; Private; Private and Private

Occupation: Wehrmacht General
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About Hans Otto Krebs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Krebs_(Wehrmacht_general)

Hans Krebs (4 March 1898 – 2 May 1945) was a German Army general of infantry who served during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. He served as the last Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) during the final phase of the war in Europe (1 April to 1 May 1945). Krebs tried to open surrender negotiations with the Red Army; he committed suicide in the Führerbunker during the early hours of 2 May 1945, two days after Adolf Hitler killed himself.

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Hans Otto Krebs's Timeline

1898
March 4, 1898
Helmstedt, NDS, Germany
1945
May 2, 1945
Age 47
Berlin, Berlin, Germany