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September 20, 2021
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At this place within the fortress walls there is a memorial to General Hans Graf Sponeck. During the Second World War, this general ordered the evacuation of the Kerch peninsula contrary to the express orders from the Führer headquarters. In this way he saved many soldiers from (almost) certain death.
As a result, General Sponeck was imprisoned in Germersheim and executed here on July 23, 1944. He was probably involved in the Stauffenberg assassination, but this was not true.
As a result, General Sponeck was imprisoned in Germersheim and executed here on July 23, 1944. He was probably involved in the Stauffenberg assassination, but this was not true.
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September 16, 2024
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He was executed because it was falsely claimed that he had been involved in the Stauffer assassination attempt
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December 16, 2024
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Germersheim (Memorial - Count von Sponeck), Rhineland-Palatinate:
Monolith made of red sandstone with an embedded bronze plaque
Inscription on the bronze plaque:
At this location, several prisoners were executed during …
Monolith made of red sandstone with an embedded bronze plaque
Inscription on the bronze plaque:
At this location, several prisoners were executed during …
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