Winrich Behr
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| Winrich Behr | |
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| 22 January 1918 | |
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 3./AufklAbt 3 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Winrich Behr (born 22 January 1918) was a Panzer Captain and recipient of the Knight's Cross who was on the intelligence staff of the Sixth Army during the Stalingrad encirclement. He tried to convince Hitler of the hopelessness of winning the war on the Eastern Front. This conversation took place in the same bunker in which Stauffenberg left a bomb in an attempt to assassinate Hitler sixteen months later.
[edit] Quotes
- Jodl was someone who acted against better knowledge and conscience and did what Hitler told him.[1]
- On the 19 November we had 80 operational tanks. The Russians attacked with 1200 new T-34.[2]
[edit] Awards
- Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (15 May 1941)
[edit] References
- das-ritterkreuz.de. Winrich Behr. Retrieved on 23 May 2007.
- ZDF Zeitgeschichte. Winrich Behr about Alfred Jodl. Retrieved on 23 May 2007.
- ZDF Zeitgeschichte. Winrich Behr about Stalingrad. Retrieved on 23 May 2007.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
