Hartwig von Ludwiger

Hartwig von Ludwiger
Born29 June 1895
Died3 or 5 May 1947 (aged 51)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1914–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands704th Infantry Division
104th Jäger Division
XXI Army Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I

Silesian Uprisings
World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hartwig von Ludwiger (29 June 1895 – 3 or 5 May 1947) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ludwiger was responsible for numerous atrocities committed throughout the Balkans. After the war, he was charged with war crimes in Yugoslavia, convicted, and executed.[1]

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