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Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach

German general (1888-1976) and defector to the Soviet Union

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Lived 1888–1976, aged 88Germany
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    1888–1976
    Aged 88
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Updated 2026-08-19

Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action and was relieved of command. He assisted the Soviet Union as a prisoner-of-war as one of the leaders of the National Committee for a Free Germany formed mostly of the German prisoners of war in the USSR. After the war, he was convicted by the Soviets of war crimes. In 1996, he was posthumously pardoned by Russia.

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