This Date in History: March 24

 

On March 24, 1945, the commander of the 16th Volksgrenadier Division, Generalmajor Alexander Möckel, was killed in an American air attack at Graben-Neudorf near Speyer, Germany.  Born on March 25, 1896 in Giessen, he fought at Verdun (25th Grand Ducal Hessian Division)  in World War I and at Stalingrad (295th Infantry Division) in World War II.  (Quiet Flows the Rhine, German General Officer Casualties in World War II)

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Emmy Sonnemann Göring, born March 24, 1893 in Hamburg, married Hermann Göring on April 10, 1935, actress, unofficial “first lady” of the Third Reich, author An der Seite meines Mannes, died June 8, 1973 in Munich, on her husband:

“H supported Hitler in everything.  He helped him to power.  And in gratitude all he got was an order for his arrest and assassination.”  (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)