Fritz von Brodowski | |
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| Born | November 26, 1886 Köslin, Pomerania, German Empire |
| Died | October 28, 1944 (aged 57) near Besançon, France |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Imperial German Army Reichsheer German Army |
| Years of service | 1904–44 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Konrad von Brodowski, known as Fritz, (November 26, 1886 – October 28, 1944) was a German army general of the Second World War, successively Commander in Kiev, Ukraine, Commander in Lille, and commanding officer at Clermont-Ferrand.
He was controversially killed while a prisoner of war of French forces in 1944. His death led to the murder, by way of a reprisal, of an imprisoned French army general, Gustave Mesny.