Alpenkorps (German Empire)
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The Alpenkorps was a provisional mountain formation of division size formed by the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was considered by the Allies to be one of the best in the German Army.
Edelweiss insignia
Plaque on a monument erected in Azannes August 1916
Plaque of the Alpenkorps in the Red Tower Pass at Verestorony, 1916
Friedrich Paulus
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Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. The battle ended in disaster for the Wehrmacht when Soviet forces encircled the Germans within the city, leading to the ultimate death or capture of most of the 265,000-strong 6th Army, their Axis allies, and collaborators.
Paulus attending a meeting at the headquarters of Army Group South with Adolf Hitler on 1 June 1942
Paulus arriving in southern Russia, January 1942
Paulus (right) with General Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach in Stalingrad, November 1942