Josef Gangl
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josef-gangl-185-6843975
title:
Josef Gangl
text:
Josef "Sepp" Gangl was a German major of the Wehrmacht who became a member of the Austrian Resistance very late in the Second World War. He was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at Itter Castle, Tyrol. He took part in the defense of Castle Itter against troops of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" with soldiers of the Wehrmacht, the US Army and French prisoners, and lost his life in the process when he took a bullet for former French prime minister Paul Reynaud. He is r
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German officer (1910-1945)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Gangl
date created:
2015-05-08T13:11:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:49:06Z
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