Hans von Salmuth

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Hans Eberhard Kurt von Salmuth
Born	(1888-11-11)11 November 1888 Metz, Elsass-Lothringen, Germany
Died	1 January 1962(1962-01-01) (aged 73) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	Generaloberst
Unit	Heeresgruppe B
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day invasion. Following the war, he was tried in the High Command Trial, as part of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years. He was released in 1953.^[1]