Subsequently, he commanded the 57th Infantry Division (1941–1942), the 163rd Infantry Division(1942) and after some temporary stand-ins at Corps, was appointed commander of 75th Army Corps (Jan-July 1944) in Italy and then as Cdr. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by a firing squad. germany General Wehrmacht Dostler, Anton, born on 13-06-1884 in Munich, entered the Army Service on 23-07-1910, at the age of 25, in the 6 th Bayerischen Infanterieregiment. He ordered and oversaw the unlawful execution of fifteen captured U.S. soldiers. General Anton Dostler was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes. General Anton Dostler was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. May 10, 1891-d. Dec. 1, 1945), a German infantry general, was commander of the 75th German Army Corps in the Italian theater. Dostler, Anton, 1891-1945: Role(s): Related to 1 catalog description(s) Subject in 1 description(s) Biographical Note: Anton Dostler (b. [1][2] Their objective was to demolish a tunnel at Framura on the important railway line between La Spezia and Genoa. Dostler then sent another telegram ordering Almers to carry out the execution. They were captured and upon learning of their mission, Dostler ordered their execution without trial. The General was convicted and sentenced to death by an American military tribunal after ordering the execution of 15 US soldiers on 26th March 1944. Anton Dostler was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. The next higher headquarters was that of the Army Group von Zangen, commanded by the General of the Infantry von Zangen, who was called as a witness in the case. Execution: German General Anton Dostler is tied to the stake for killing 15 OSS men Jun 10, 2016 Nick Knight On March 22, 1944, fifteen soldiers of the U.S. Army, including two officers, landed on the Italian coast about 15 kilometres north of La Spezia, 250 miles behind the then established front, as part of Operation Ginny II. - NARA - 531326.gif 600 × 496; 74 KB 14 likes. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war … Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a German general during World War II. 'S [sic] - Dostler Falls Before U. S. Firing Squad", Film of execution from three camera angles, Video of General Dostler's last minutes on 1 December 1945, 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, "LAW REPORTS OF TRIALS OF WAR CRIMINALS", "CONVENTION OF JULY 27, 1929, RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR", "Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. These efforts were unsuccessful and the fifteen Americans were executed on the morning of March 26, 1944, at Punta Bianca south of La Spezia, in the municipality of Ameglia. [4] In the first Allied war crimes trial, he was accused of carrying out an illegal order. The General was convicted and sentenced to death by an American military tribunal. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad in Aversa, Italy. His next higher headquarters was that of the 75 th German Army Corps then commanded by the accused, Anton Dostler. It’s the only instance where a German general officer was tried and executed for war crimes on the sole authority of the United States. He was shot by a United States Army firing squad after being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war during the Italian Campaign in March 1944. From the start of World War II to 1940, he served as Chief of Staff of the 7th Army. Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, a member of Dostler's staff who was unaware of the secret Commando Order and who had refused to sign the execution order, was dismissed from the Wehrmacht for insubordination. Their bodies were buried in a mass grave that was afterwards camouflaged. Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, People executed by the United States by firing squad, Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class, 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/Law-Reports_Vol-1.pdf, "CONVENTION OF JULY 27, 1929, RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR. They were all properly dressed in the field uniform of the U.S. Army and carried no civilian clothes. Inf.) He was sentenced to death and shot by a firing squad on December 1, 1945 in Aversa. The soldiers were sent behind the German lines with orders This remarkable footage shows General Dostler's last minutes on December 1st, 1945. Hij was de eerste hoge militair die na het beëindigen van de Tweede Wereldoorlog door een Amerikaanse rechtbank ter dood werd veroordeeld wegens het plegen van oorlogsmisdaden. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by firing squad. Dostler tied to a stake before the execution, Dostler's body immediately after the execution. Venetian Coast (Sept to Nov 1944) when its name was chan… General of the Infantry (German: General der Infanterie; short: General d. Dostler joined the German army in 1910 and served as a junior officer during World War I. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by a firing squad. He was shot by a United States Army firing squad after being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war during the Italian Campaign in March 1944. The General was convicted and sentenced to death by an American military tribunal after ordering the execution of 15 US soldiers on 26th March 1944. The immediate, superior command was that of the 75th Army Corps, commanded by Dostler. Anton Dostler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. Colonel Almers at the 135th (Fortress) Brigade was uneasy with the execution order, and approached Dostler again to delay the execution command. [8][9][10] Since fifteen U.S. soldiers were properly dressed in U.S. uniforms behind enemy lines and not disguised in civilian clothes or enemy uniforms, they were not to be treated as spies but prisoners of war, which Dostler violated. General der Infanterie Anton Dostler Born: 10 May 1891 in Munich (München) ... Fahnenjunker in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1910-02 Aug 1914) ... Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 7th Army (24 Aug 1939-05 Feb 1940) Chief Of The General Staff of XXV. His execution by firing squad in Italy was the final page in the story of a horrific war crime ordered by Dostler some 21 months earlier—the murder of 15 American soldiers who had been captured behind enemy lines. [5] In its judgment the Commission stated that "no soldier, and still less a Commanding General, can be heard to say that he considered the summary shooting of prisoners of war legitimate, even as a reprisal. In March 1944, he ordered the execution of fifteen U.S. soldiers who had been captured during a mission to demolish a railroad tunnel near Genoa. Dostler's plea of Superior Orders failed because ordering the execution, he had acted on his own outside the Fuhrer's order. https://www.metacafe.com/watch/3648863/nazis_to_hell_gral_anton_dostler Military career His immediate superior was the commander of the 75th Army Corps—Dostler. ", http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/geneva02.asp, "Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. His body was buried in Grave 93/95 of Section H at Pomezia German War Cemetery. [11] The execution was photographed on black and white still and movie cameras. Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II.In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad. Dostler was convicted in the first Allied war crimes trials to be held after the end of the war in Europe. German General Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad in the Aversa stockade. The Military Commission also rejected his plea for clemency, declaring that the mass execution of the commando party was in violation of Article 2 of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which prohibited acts of reprisals against prisoners of war. It’s the only instance where a German general officer was tried and executed for war crimes on the sole authority of the United States. The Hague, 18 October 1907", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anton_Dostler&oldid=1000894745, People executed by the United States military by firing squad, Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class, 20th-century executions by the United States military, Germans convicted of war crimes committed in Italy during World War II, Perpetrators of World War II prisoners of war massacres, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 07:09. He ordered and oversaw the unlawful execution of fifteen captured U.S. soldiers. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of heinous war crimes, tied to the stake and executed by firing squad. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad. - JR6R8H from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution … He was sentenced to death, and executed in Aversa by a 12-man firing squad at 0800 hours on 1 December 1945. The following day he informed his superior, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, Commanding General of all German forces in Italy, about the captured U.S. commandos and asked what to do with them. The case of Anton Dostler is unique in American History. He was sentenced to death by firing squad. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty … On March 22, 1944, fifteen soldiers of the U.S. Army, including two officers, landed on the Italian coast about 15 kilometres north of La Spezia, 400 km (250 miles) behind the then established front, as part of Operation Ginny II. On Dec. 1, 1945, General Anton Dostler, his head shrouded in a black hood as required by military regulations, died instantly. "[6], Under the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare,[7] it was legal to execute "spies and saboteurs" disguised in civilian clothes or enemy uniforms but excluded those who were captured in proper uniforms. Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. He was shot by a United States Army firing squad after being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war during the Italian Campaign in March 1944. According to Dostler's adjutant, Kesselring responded by ordering the execution. Associated Press, "Nazi General Executed For Ordering Deaths of G.I. ** Dostler It was during the evening of Mar. ", http://www.icrc.org/ihl/385ec082b509e76c41256739003e636d/1d1726425f6955aec125641e0038bfd6?OpenDocument, http://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule107, Film of execution from three camera angles, Video of General Dostler's last minutes on December 1st, 1945, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Anton_Dostler?oldid=4313736. The captured U.S. soldiers were interrogated and one of the U.S. officers revealed the story of the mission. Anton Dostler joined the German Army in 1910 and served as a junior officer during World War I. This is a brief biographical sketch of the military career of General of Infantry Anton Dostler. [3], Dostler became a prisoner of the Americans on 8 May 1945 and was put before a military tribunal at the seat of the Supreme Allied Commander, the Royal Palace in Caserta, on 8 October 1945. Pomezia, Cimitero Comunale (it) Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Anton Dostler was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes. They were taken to La Spezia, where they were confined near the headquarters of the 135th Fortress Brigade, which was under the command of German Colonel Almers. This order was an implementation of Hitler's secret Commando Order of 1942 which required the immediate execution without trial of commandos and saboteurs. 51 relations. According to Dostler's adjutant officer, Kesselring responded by ordering the execution. [2][10], The trial found General Dostler guilty of war crimes, rejecting the defense of Superior Orders. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes. Download this stock image: NAZI GENERAL DOSTLER EXECUTION Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Biography of General of Infantry Anton Dostler (1891 – … His appeals were unsuccessful, and the 15 Americans of the commando raid were executed on the morning of 26 March 1944, at Punta Bianca, south of La Spezia, in the municipality of Ameglia. He ordered and oversaw the unlawful execution of fifteen captured U.S. soldiers. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by firing squad. Share. Anton Dostler is similar to these military people: Albert Kesselring, Hans Krebs (Wehrmacht general), Franz Mattenklott and more. Anton Dostler joined the German Army in 1910 and served as a junior officer during World War I. Two last attempts were made by Colonel Almers to stop the execution, including some by telephone, as he knew that executing uniformed prisoners of war was in violation of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. In response General Dostler dispatched another telegram ordering Almers to carry out the execution as previously ordered. He ordered and oversaw the unlawful execution of fifteen captured U.S. soldiers. The captured American party was interrogated by Wehrmacht intelligence officers, and an officer revealed the mission. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad. Two days later the group was captured by a combined party of Italian Fascist soldiers and troops from the German Army. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes.He was shot by a United States Army firing squad after being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war during the Italian Campaign in March 1944. The execution was photographed on black and white still and movie cameras.[11]. Two last attempts were made by the officers at the 135th to stop the execution, including some by telephone, because they knew that executing uniformed prisoners of war was a direct violation of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. In his defense, he maintained that he had not issued the order, but had only passed along an order to Colonel Almers from supreme command, and that the execution of the OSS men was a lawful reprisal. May 10, 1891-d. Dec. 1, 1945), a German infantry general, was commander of the 75th German Army Corps in the Italian theater. ** Dostler It was during the evening of Mar. The information, including that it was a commando raid, was then sent to Dostler at the 75th Army Corps H.Q. A military tribunal was held at the seat of the Supreme Allied Commander, the Royal Palace in Caserta, on 8 October 1945. General Dostler, guilty of ordering the shooting of 15 American soldiers, stands against a pole with his hands tied at the back. [8][9][10] Because the 15 U.S. soldiers were properly dressed in U.S. uniforms behind enemy lines, and not disguised in civilian clothes or enemy uniforms, they should not have been treated as spies but as prisoners of war, a principle which Dostler had violated in enforcing the order for execution.[2][10]. In response General Dostler dispatched another telegram ordering Almers to carry out the execution as previously ordered. [4] In the first Allied war trial, he was accused of carrying out an illegal order. Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Later that day Dostler sent a telegram to the 135th (Fortress) Brigade passing on the order that the captured commando party was to be executed, in line with the Commando Order of 1942 issued by Adolf Hitler, which ordered the immediate execution without trial of all enemy commandos and saboteurs taken prisoner by the Wehrmacht in the field. Military people similar to or like Anton Dostler. Alexander Fürst Dohna-Schlobitten (2006) (in German). The following day (March 25), Dostler informed his superior, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, commanding general of all German forces in Italy, about the captured U.S. commandos and what to do with them. Dostler's plea of superior orders failed before the tribunal, which found that in ordering the mass execution he had acted on his own outside the Führer's orders. From the start of World War II to 1940, he served as chief of staff of the 7th Army. Their bodies were buried in a mass grave that was then camouflaged. Anton Dostler (b. In March 1944, he ordered the execution of fifteen U.S. soldiers who had been captured during a mission to demolish a … is a former rank of the German Ground forces (de: Heer). Topic. Subsequently he commanded the 57th Infantry Division (1941–42), the 163rd Infantry Division (1942) and, after some temporary stand-ins at corps, was appointed commander of 75th Army Corps (Jan-July 1944) in Italy and then commander of the Venetian Coast (Sept-Nov 1944), when its name was reassigned to 73rd Army Corps, where he finished the war. He was sentenced to death, and executed in Associated Press, "Nazi General Executed For Ordering Deaths of G.I. Presently it is an appointment or position given to an OF-8 rank officer, who is responsible for particular affairs of training and equipment of the Bundeswehr infantry.. Former rank in the German ground forces The next higher headquarters was that of the Army Group von Zangen, commanded by the General of the Infantry von Zangen, who was called as a witness in the case. [3], Dostler was taken prisoner of war by the United States Army and, after it discovered the fate of the commando raiding team, was put on trial for war crimes on 8 May 1945. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by firing squad. The information, including that it was a commando raid, was then sent to Dostler at the 75th Army Corps. The soldiers were sent behind the German lines with orders to demolish a tunnel that was being used by the German army as a supply route to the front lines. From the start of World War II to 1940, he served as Chief of Staff of the 7th Army. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad. [5] The commission stated that "No soldier, and still less a Commanding General, can be heard to say that he considered the summary shooting of prisoners of war legitimate even as a reprisal. The case of Anton Dostler is unique in American History. Anton Dostler (München, 10 mei 1891 - Aversa, 1 december 1945) was een Duitse generaal tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. He was a general during World War Two. The Hague, 18 October 1907. Well, were it not for this incident, it is quite likely that few people would have ever heard of General Anton Dostler. [1][2] Their objective was to demolish a tunnel at Framura on the important railroad line between La Spezia and Genoa. His next higher headquarters was that of the 75 th German Army Corps then commanded by the accused, Anton Dostler. Dostler was convicted in the first Allied war crimes trials to be held after the end of the war in Europe. (Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins) General der Infanterie Anton Dostler Born: 10 May 1891 in Munich (München) Died: 01 Dec 1945 in Caserta, Italy (Executed) Promotions: Fähnrich (03 Mar 1911); Leutnant (28 Oct 1912); Oberleutnant (14 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (28 Sep 1921); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941); Generalleutnant (01 … A newsreel titled 'Nazi war criminal executed' shows General Anton Dostler, a Nazi war criminal arriving at the execution site in Aversa, Italy. After WWII the first Allied war trial found German General Anton Dostler guilty of war crimes. US Army photograph colourized by … They were taken to La Spezia, where they were confined near the Headquarters of the 135th (Fortress) Brigade, which was under the command of German Col. Almers. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a General of the Infantry who was executed after the end of World War II for war crimes. He was shot by a United States Army firing squad after being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war during the Italian Campaign in March 1944. He was sentenced to death by firing squad. Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. They were all properly dressed in the field uniform of the U.S. Army and carried no civilian clothes. German General Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad in the Aversa stockade. The military commission also rejected his plea, declaring that Dostler's execution of U.S. soldiers was in violation of Article 2 of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which prohibited acts of reprisals against prisoners of war. The trial found General Dostler guilty of war crimes, rejecting the "superior orders" defense. Anton Dostler (Munich, May 10, 1891 – Aversa, December 1, 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army during World War II. Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, a member of Dostler's staff who, unaware of the existence of Hitler's 'Commando Order', had refused to sign the execution order for the American commandos, was dismissed from the Wehrmacht for insubordination. Anton Dostler. German officers at the 135th Fortress Brigade contacted Dostler in an attempt to achieve a stay of execution. Wehrmacht General of the infantry Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad on December 1, 1945, in Aversa, Italy. Subsequently, he commanded the 57th Infantry Division (1941–1942), the 163rd Infantry Division (1942) and after some temporary stand-ins at Corps, was appointed commander of 75th Army Corps (Jan-July 1944) in Italy and then as Cdr. Later that day, Dostler sent a telegram to the 135th Fortress Brigade ordering that the captured soldiers be executed. German General Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad in the Aversa stockade. Anton Dostler. May 10, 1891-d. Dec. 1, 1945), a German infantry general, was commander of the 75th German Army Corps in the Italian theater. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of war crimes and executed by firing squad. "[6], Under the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare,[7] it was legal to execute spies and saboteurs disguised in civilian clothes or enemy uniforms, but not those captured in uniforms of their own army. Venetian Coast (Sept to Nov 1944) when its name was changed to 73rd Army Corps, at which he finished the war. Anton Dostler (b. [12] Immediately after the execution Dostler's body was lifted onto a stretcher, shrouded inside a white cotton mattress cover, and driven away in an army truck. He was sentenced to death, and executed in Associated Press, "Nazi General Executed For Ordering Deaths of G.I.

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