Hermann Plocher

Hermann Plocher, Luftwaffe Lieutenant General, born January 5, 1901 in Stuttgart, chief of staff of the 3rd Air Fleet, commander of the 6th Parachute Division, winner of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, prisoner of war until 1947, commanding general of the post-war West German Air Force, author The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941-1943, died on December 8, 1980 in Calw, said of the relationship between Army and Luftwaffe; “Everyone in the Army wanted to take over the Luftwaffe, but the Army was completely unaware of the potentialities of air power.”  (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)

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Friedrich Entress

Dr. Friedrich Entress, SS-Hauptsturmführer, born December 8, 1904 in Posen, SS doctor at Gross Rosen, Auschwitz and Mauthausen concentration camps, convicted of crimes against humanity, executed by hanging May 28, 1947 at Landsberg, Germany, last words: “Lord, into thy hands I commit my spirit and family.”  (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)