1. Gerhard Boldt was an officer in the German Army who wrote about his experiences during World War II.
10 Facts About Gerhard Boldt
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On 4 August 1943, Boldt was awarded a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for extreme bravery.
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Gerhard Boldt was a senior-lieutenant with the 58th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
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Gerhard Boldt was stationed in German dictator Adolf Hitler's Fuhrerbunker, located below the Reich Chancellery garden in central Berlin.
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Gerhard Boldt reported to General Hans Krebs and was summoned to a daily briefing session with Hitler, his generals, and closest associates - in particular Martin Bormann, Hermann Goring, and Joseph Goebbels.
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Gerhard Boldt had an opportunity to observe the leading members of the Nazi hierarchy during the Battle of Berlin.
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Gerhard Boldt's face turned white and purple in turns, and he was shaking all over.
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Gerhard Boldt's voice kept breaking, as he screamed out the words disloyalty, cowardice, treachery, and insubordination.
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That evening, Gerhard Boldt left the Fuhrerbunker with von Freytag-Loringhoven and Burgdorf's assistant, Lieutenant-Colonel Rudolf Weiss.
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Gerhard Boldt endured five years of captivity in a Soviet POW camp in Poland.