Wilhelm Falley

Military Person

1897 – 1944

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Who was Wilhelm Falley?

Wilhelm Falley was the first German general to be killed during the Normandy Landings in France. He was commander of the 91st Infantry Division. Falley was killed by a paratrooper of the US 82nd Airborne Division, near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy.

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Born
Sep 25, 1897
Metz
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Nazi Germany
  • German Empire
Lived in
  • Metz
Died
Jun 6, 1944
Picauville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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