Theodor Tolsdorff

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Theodor Tolsdorff
Born	(1909-11-03)3 November 1909 Lehnarten, German Empire
Died	25 May 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 68) Dortmund, West Germany
Buried	Cemetery Heckinghauser Strasse, Wuppertal
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant (lieutenant general)
Unit	1st Infantry Division
Commands	340th Volksgrenadier Division LXXXII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Crimes
Criminal charge	execution of Franz Xaver Holzhey [de]
Penalty	3.5 years imprisonment in 1954 (acquitted in 1960)

Theodor Tolsdorff (3 November 1909 – 25 May 1978) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was one of 27 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Charged with the killing of Franz Xaver Holzhey [de] in the closing days of the war, Tolsdorff was convicted in 1954 but acquitted in 1960 in trials that drew substantial public interest and media coverage.