SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

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NAME: Generalmajor Georg Benthack

PW NO:           560295

RANK:            Generalmajor

CAPTURED:   Crete

DATE:             9 May 1945 (in captivity from June 1945)

 

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:     
 2 March 1894

PLACE OF BIRTH:   Hamburg

DATE OF DEATH:    17 August 1973

PLACE OF DEATH:  Hamburg

NATIONALITY:        German

RELIGION:                Evangelist

OCCUPATION:        Regular Soldier

HEIGHT:                    6' 1"

WEIGHT:                  196 lbs
HAIR COLOUR:       Fair
EYE COLOUR:         Blue

NEXT OF KIN:        Gretal Benthack, Hamburg (British Zone)

 

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Generalmajor Georg Benthack’s Army Tropical Field Service Uniform as seen in a private collection. Note the rarely seen Army Flak Badge on the left pocket next to the Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar. Several varieties of this uniform were worn by German troops in North Africa, southern Russia, the Balkans, Italy and other Mediterranean coastal areas.

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