Hans Jeschonnek
Hans Jeschonnek, Luftwaffe Colonel General, born April 9, 1899 in Hohensalza/Posen, winner of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff (Generalstabschef der Luftwaffe), committed suicide (possibly, in part, as a result of the recent destruction of Hamburg by Allied bombing raids two weeks earlier) on August 19, 1943 at Hitler’s headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia, said in July 1940 on the war with England: “The Luftwaffe [alone] will conquer England in a matter of months!” (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)
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Hans von Kluge
Günther Hans von Kluge, Army Field Marshal, born October 30, 1882 in Posen, commander of Army Group Center, Commander-in-Chief West, winner of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, committed suicide by poison August 19, 1944 near Metz, France after implication in the assassination plot against Hitler (and ordered to return to Berlin), nicknamed: “Cunning Hans”, last words:
“I take leave of you, my Führer – to whom I have always stood closer than you perhaps realize – in the firm conviction that I did my duty to the absolute best of my ability.” (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)