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Ferdinand Maria Johann Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin | |
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Born | Tübingen, German Empire | 8 June 1923
Died | 10 January 1987 Ühlingen, West Germany | (aged 63)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany West Germany |
Rank | General |
Unit | 24th Panzer Division OKH |
Commands | I Army Corps Joint Force Command Brunssum |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Relations | Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin |
Ferdinand Maria Johann Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (8 June 1923 – 10 January 1987) was a soldier in the German Army in both the Wehrmacht of World War II and the postwar Bundeswehr, as well as a civilian jurist in the German Federal service. As an officer in the Bundeswehr, he rose to the rank of general, and completed his military service as commander-in-chief of NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT). He also authored numerous books on military-related subjects.