Franz Vaterrodt

Franz Vaterrodt
Personal details
Born29 April 1890
Diedenhofen (Thionville), Alsace-Lorraine
Died28 February 1969 (aged 78)
Bad Krozingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
NationalityGerman
AwardsKnight's cross of the royal house of Hohenzollern with swords
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Branch/servicePrussian Army
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Ordnungspolizei
Wehrmacht
Years of service1909-1944
RankGeneralmajor
Unit
  • 2. Unter-Elsässisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 137
  • Infanterie-Regiment 14
  • Infanterie-Regiment 623
  • Sicherungs-Regiment 56
CommandsChief of the Ordnungspolizei
Kommandant of Strasbourg
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

Franz Vaterrodt (29 April 1890 - 28 February 1969) was a German general of the Second World War. From March 1941 to November 1944, he was the commander of the Place de Strasbourg.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Nazi POWs wait in Strasbourg during World War II; Eisenhower inspects Polish troops in the Netherlands". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "German commander and staff held prisoner in Strasbourg (1944)". British Pathé. 1944. Retrieved 24 March 2021.