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ALBERT KESSELRING

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ALBERT KESSELRING
ALBERT KESSELRING
(1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. War-date D.S., 1p. large 4to., "High Command of Army Group C" [n.p..], Feb. 21, 1945. A renewed recommendation for the award of the German Cross in Silver to be given to Gen. Lt. KONRAD HAASE (1888-1963) which had previously been denied. He claims that Haase had very effectively "cleaned-up" rear areas. Haase had defended Dieppe against the Canadians, and later served on Kesselring's staff.