1. Friedrich Karl Albert Dollmann was a German general during World War II who commanded the 7th Army during the Invasion of France and the early phases of the Allied invasion of Normandy until his death in June 1944.
21 Facts About Friedrich Dollmann
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Friedrich Dollmann studied in the War Academy for General Staff starting in 1909.
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Friedrich Dollmann served as an aerial observer for the first two years of the First World War.
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Friedrich Dollmann was transferred to the Bavarian General Staff, where on 21 January 1918 he took command of the 6th Army.
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Once this assignment was completed, Friedrich Dollmann served in the central office of the General Staff.
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Friedrich Dollmann was transferred to the staff of the 7th Division on 1 April 1923.
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Friedrich Dollmann took over as Chief of Artillery in the Defense Ministry on 1 February 1933.
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Hugo Sperrle 8.
Friedrich Dollmann therefore believes that Dollmann had a stronger inclination to National Socialism than otherwise presumed.
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Along similar lines, Friedrich Dollmann expected his officers to hang pictures of the Fuhrer in their offices and in the mess hall instead of pictures of the Kaiser.
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On 25 August 1939, Friedrich Dollmann was elevated to commander of the 7th Army.
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The historian Peter Lieb suggests that the reason might be that Friedrich Dollmann was considered too inflexible and technically unsuited for the warfare in the East.
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Friedrich Dollmann did not keep up with contemporary tactical military developments nor did he follow the course of the war all that closely.
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Only when his command came under Army Group B Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's scrutiny in December 1943 did Friedrich Dollmann begin decisive and feverish construction to improve French coastal fortifications.
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Nevertheless, Friedrich Dollmann was considered an experienced commander; there was no reason to think him incapable.
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Panzer Group West Commander Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg later confirmed that Friedrich Dollmann had a much better understanding of the use of armored troops than was previously supposed.
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Friedrich Dollmann tried to organize an immediate counter-attack with the 21st Panzer Division.
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Rundstedt rejected this idea since Friedrich Dollmann was no more accountable for the failure than himself.
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Unaware that he had been relieved of command, Friedrich Dollmann was nonetheless worn out and stressed.
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In 2003, a theory was put forward that like Rommel, Friedrich Dollmann was forced to commit suicide by Hitler.
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Friedrich Dollmann was buried in France on 2 July 1944, where the field marshals Rundstedt, Rommel and Hugo Sperrle were present.
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Friedrich Dollmann is buried at the Champigny-Saint-Andre German war cemetery.