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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Niehoff
Hermann Niehoff (3 April 1897 – 5 November 1980) was a German general during World War II. In 1944, he was a liuetenant general and commander of Heersgebeit Sudfrankreich (Army Group Southern France) facing the US/French invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon). Since 2 March 1945, he was the garrison commander of Fortress Breslau (Festung Breslau) during the Battle of Breslau, which he surrendered to the Soviet 6th Army on 6 May 1945.
1897 |
April 3, 1897
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Papenburg, NDS, Germany
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1980 |
November 5, 1980
Age 83
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Riegsee, Upper Bavaria, BY, Germany
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