1. Heinrich "Heinz" Trettner was a German general who served in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II and the Cold War.
11 Facts About Heinrich Trettner
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Heinrich Trettner was the last living general of the Wehrmacht.
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Heinrich Trettner was later appointed Chief Of Operations in the Staff of the XI.
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Heinrich Trettner was promoted to Chief of Staff of the XI.
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Heinrich Trettner was released from internment in April 1948 and worked initially for the charity Caritas.
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Heinrich Trettner then joined the Bundeswehr and was transferred to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Paris serving as commander of the logistics department until 15 September 1959.
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Senior Communist official Albert Norden alleged that Heinrich Trettner had been involved in the bombing of Guernica, during the Spanish Civil War.
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Heinrich Trettner was opposed to a ruling by the Minister, in the face of a court order, that members of the military could join a union.
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Heinrich Trettner was one of the umpires for the 1974 Sandhurst wargame on Operation Sea Lion.
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Heinrich Trettner was Catholic, and in 1978 he published an article, "The Holy See and Disarmament", in the German-language edition of the Vatican literary journal Communio, and a corresponding reply the next year.
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Heinrich Trettner was the last living general of the Wehrmacht.