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  1. Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld

    Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪl (hɛl)m ˈhoːzənfɛlt]; 2 May 1895 – 13 August 1952), originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of Hauptmann (captain).
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    Wilm Hosenfeld - Wikipedia

    Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld , originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of Hauptmann (captain). He helped to hide or rescue several Polish people, including Jews, in Nazi-German occupied Poland, and helped Jewish pianist and … See more

    Hosenfeld was born into the family of a Roman Catholic schoolmaster living near Fulda. His family life had a Catholic character, and Christian charitable work was emphasised during his education. He was influenced by the See more

    He was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor for alleged war crimes, on account of his unit affiliation. In a 1946 letter to his wife in West Germany, Hosenfeld named the See more

    Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd class (1917)
    Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918
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    • Vogel, Thomas, ed.: Wilm Hosenfeld: "Ich versuche jeden zu retten"—Das Leben eines deutschen Offiziers in Briefen und Tagebüchern (Wilm Hosenfeld: "'I try to save each one [I … See more

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    Hosenfeld was drafted into the Wehrmacht in August 1939 and was stationed in Poland from mid-September 1939 until his capture by the See more

    In 2002, The Pianist, a film based on Szpilman's memoirs of the same name, portrayed Hosenfeld's rescue of Władysław Szpilman. Hosenfeld was played by Thomas Kretschmann.
    In October 2007, Hosenfeld was posthumously … See more

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    Jan 8, 2018 · Based on Warm’s testimony and others, it’s believed that Hosenfeld may have saved over 60 Jews and some non-Jews from extermination. The most famous person he saved, however, was Władysław Szpilman (pronounced …

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    Jul 8, 2024 · Szpilman was Jewish, and as such, was forced into a Warsaw ghetto after the Nazi German Army invaded his native Poland in 1939. He then narrowly avoided death in an extermination camp before escaping from a …

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    In the end of August 1939, a week before the German attack on Poland, 43-year-old Hosenfeld was drafted into the Wehrmacht (the German Army). He was stationed in Poland, first in Pabiance, and as of July 1940 in Warsaw, where …

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    Aug 26, 2022 · Shortly before the entry of the Red Army into Warsaw is when the meeting with the pianist takes place. Wladyslaw Szpilman The German officer helped him to find a hiding place in the building where the German command …

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