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Theodor Tolsdorff was born on 3 November, 1909 in Lehnarten, German Empire, is a German World War II general. Discover Theodor Tolsdorff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
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Lehnarten, German Empire |
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25 May, 1978 |
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Dortmund, West Germany |
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Germany
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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.
Tolsdorff was born on 3 November 1909, in the family estate in Lehnarten in the Province of East Prussia, a state of the German Empire (today's Poland).
He was the youngest of four children and only son of Theodor Tolsdorff, an artillery officer.
Tolsdorff attended the Gymnasium (advanced secondary school) in Königsberg, present-day Kaliningrad, and following the death of his father in 1919 took over the family estate.
Tolsdorff was married to Eleonore, née van der Berk (6 September 1921 – 15 April 1996).
The marriage produced two sons.
On 1 October 1934, Tolsdorf joined the German Army.
Afterwards, he was appointed commander of the new 340th Volksgrenadier Division.
In mid-November, the unit moved to the Aachen-Jülich area on the west to fight U.S. forces trying to cross the Rhine.
In December, the unit was withdrawn to prepare for the Ardennes offensive.
By 1938, he was an Oberleutnant (first lieutenant); he was given command of an anti-tank company in the 1st Infantry Division on 1 April 1939.
As commander of a company, Tolsdorff participated in the German invasion of Poland in 1939 and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross.
Tolsdorff participated in the Battle of France in 1940.
Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began on 22 June 1941.
In November, Tolsdorff was wounded while leading an attack.
He was promoted to Hauptmann (captain) on 1 December 1941 and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941, while in the hospital.
He returned to the front in April 1942 and participated in the heavy fighting for Shlisselburg.
Tolsdorff was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 15 September 1943.
In June 1944, Tolsdorff participated in the fighting against the Soviet Vilnius Offensive.
He was promoted to Oberst (colonel) and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on 18 July 1944.
On 18 March 1945, Tolsdorff received in Berlin the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.
He was promoted to Generalleutnant (major general) and appointed commander of the LXXXII Army Corps, which was stationed in Bavaria.
In 1954, he faced charges for the execution of Franz Xaver Holzhey, an army captain and First World War veteran, on 3 May 1945.
Holzhey, without orders, had put up a red cross sign near the command post.
The Landgericht (court) in Traunstein had initially sentenced Tolsdorff to three and a half years.
On 9 May 1947, Tolsdorff was released from American captivity.
He took various jobs, such as truck driver in the firm belonging to his father-in-law, bus driver on the route Diepholz to Hanover, and construction worker.
On 8 May, he surrendered in Austria to Lt. Carwood Lipton and Robert F. Sink of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Tolsdorff's convoy of 31 vehicles drove down from the mountains loaded with his personal baggage, liquor, cigars, cigarettes, and his girlfriends.
Private Edward Heffron took Tolsdorff's Luger pistol and a briefcase containing Iron Cross medals and a stash of pornographic pictures.
He was arrested on 7 December 1952.
Charged with the killing of Franz Xaver Holzhey 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.
His youngest son Jürgen died in 1957, in an accident.
His older son, Peter, became a doctor and settled in Bad Honnef.
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany overturned the decision in 1959 and ordered a retrial.
On 24 June 1960, Tolsdorff was declared not guilty and cleared of all charges.
The same year, Tolsdorff was hired by Deutsche Asphalt GmbH, presently owned by Strabag Group, and held a position of manager until 1969, when he took over the branch office in Dortmund.
Tolsdorff retired on 31 December 1974.
