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Josef Harpe

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Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen, Münster, NRW, Germany
Death: March 14, 1968 (80)
Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, BY, Germany
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About Josef Harpe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Harpe

Josef Harpe (21 September 1887 – 14 March 1968) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 9th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Harpe served on the Eastern Front, where he commanded XXXXI Panzer Corps and the 9th Army. From September 1944 to January 1945 Army Group A, when he was relieved of his command due to the inability of German forces to stop the Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive. He ended the war commanding the 5th Panzer Army on Western Front.

Harpe was also responsible for establishing the Ozarichi death camps, which is considered by historians to be one of the worst atrocities committed by the Wehrmacht.

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Josef Harpe's Timeline

1887
September 21, 1887
Gelsenkirchen, Münster, NRW, Germany
1968
March 14, 1968
Age 80
Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, BY, Germany