Anton Hilberath
Appearance
Anton Hilberath | |
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Born | 19 November 1898 Bad Neuenahr, Germany |
Died | 21 April 1946 Washington, D.C., United States | (aged 47)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | 1st Sgt. |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Anton Hilberath (19 November 1898 – 21 April 1946) was First Sergeant in the German Army during World War II. He is one of at least 830 German POWs, who died and were mysteriously[weasel words] buried in the United States.[1] Fortunately[why?] his is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Records of the National Archive on POWs who died while in the USA
- ^ Web pages of the Arlington National Cemetery on Anton Hilberath
- ^ Web page of the Arlington National Cemetery with a listing of the graves of foreign nationals Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1946 deaths
- German Army soldiers of World War II
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- People from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- German people imprisoned abroad
- German people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in United States military detention