On October 7, 1994 members of
the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society dedicated a monument to a
German Soldier from the Second World War. The monument stands near the entrance
to the military cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany, the final resting place for over 2900 German Soldiers. It honors
Leutnant Friedrich Lengfeld, a Company Commander in the German Army, who lost his life trying
to save a wounded American Soldier.
It may possibly be the only monument erected anywhere, by former
US Soldiers, to honor an act of bravery by a German Soldier, who at the time of the act, was
an enemy at war with the United States.
More with pictures and info @ 1-22 Infantry
May he rest in peace. A great man.
ReplyDeleteYes and I hadn't heard the story before.
DeleteCool story
ReplyDeleteCouldn't find any info on his descendants unfortunately.
DeleteShould compile similar occurrences throughout history.