Hermann Preusker

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Hans Rudolf Hermann Preusker was a Major in the Imperial German army. He is notable for the destruction he brought to the Polish city of Kalisz during the Great War. He is known in Poland for his savage acts during this time. He ordered shooting the city with heavy artillery, as an act of revenge for the alleged attack of partisans, which in fact, never took place. Many civilians were rounded up and murdered on his command. The Town could not recover from these events for years afterwards. [1]