Hermann Foertsch
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Hermann Foertsch was a German general during World War II who held commands at the divisional, corps and army levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Foertsch at the Hostages Trial
Hans Speidel
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Hans Speidel was a German general who successively served in the armies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany and West Germany. The first general officer of the Bundeswehr, he was a key player in West Ge
Hermann Foertsch
…a lack of evidence of a commission of an unlawful act, the Tribunal acquitted Foertsch of war crimes. After his acquittal, Foertsch collaborated with Hans Speidel in the development of concepts for Germany's rearmament many years before the official foundation of the Bundeswehr, the German army, in 1955. In 1950…
Speidel in 1944
Speidel with Erich von Manstein August 1943
Speidel with Erwin Rommel, April 1944
November 1955 (left to right): Adolf Heusinger, future Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr; Theodor Blank, Minister of Defence, West Germany; and Speidel