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This article contains a translation of Günter Kießling from de.wikipedia. |
The article states that "Kießling again achieved public prominence in 1997 when he spoke at the funeral of Joseph W. Rettemeier, a highly decorated World War II soldier, one of the few soldiers to be awarded the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub. This was controversial because of the nature of the regime under which Rettemeier had served."
No basis is given for the latter statement. The corresponding German Wikipedia article, cited as a source, merely states that Kießling reentered the public spotlight by giving the eulogy at Rettemeier's funeral. It is somewhat odd to assert that there would be a controversy over this, given that Rettemeier was not merely "a highly decorated World War II soldier", but also a retired colonel of the West German Army. He commanded a Panzer battalion and a Panzer brigade, and was deputy commander of a Panzer division and a Panzergrenadier division. And Rettemeier was one of over 700 Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) winners to serve in the West German Army, so being a highly decorated veteran of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht was not in itself considered controversial.
Unless some other source is cited, I intend to remove the references to any controversy.
Airbornelawyer 04:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
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This article contains a translation of Günter Kießling from de.wikipedia. |
The article states that "Kießling again achieved public prominence in 1997 when he spoke at the funeral of Joseph W. Rettemeier, a highly decorated World War II soldier, one of the few soldiers to be awarded the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub. This was controversial because of the nature of the regime under which Rettemeier had served."
No basis is given for the latter statement. The corresponding German Wikipedia article, cited as a source, merely states that Kießling reentered the public spotlight by giving the eulogy at Rettemeier's funeral. It is somewhat odd to assert that there would be a controversy over this, given that Rettemeier was not merely "a highly decorated World War II soldier", but also a retired colonel of the West German Army. He commanded a Panzer battalion and a Panzer brigade, and was deputy commander of a Panzer division and a Panzergrenadier division. And Rettemeier was one of over 700 Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) winners to serve in the West German Army, so being a highly decorated veteran of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht was not in itself considered controversial.
Unless some other source is cited, I intend to remove the references to any controversy.
Airbornelawyer 04:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)