Eldingen is a municipality in the district of Celle, in

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History

The first mention of Eldingen occurs in a document, affixed with seal, from the year 1231. It confirms the purchase of the Eldingen (''Elthinge'') church by a neighboring convent.24, Document 62. Lower Saxony Regional Archives, Wolfenbüttel. The village became Protestant in 1543. As the seat of the Herren von Elding—with several free manors and a church—it survived the 30 Years War.

Notable People

Heinrich Severloh Heinrich "Hein" Severloh (23 June 1923 – 14 January 2006) was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. He became famous for a memoir ''WN 62 – Erinnerungen an Omaha Beach Normandie, 6. Juni 1944'', publi ...

(1923-2006) German machine gunner during

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in the 352nd Infantry Division, famed for being responsible for over 1,000 and possibly over 2,000 casualties to the American soldiers landing on

Omaha Beach Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors designated for the amphibious assault component of operation Overlord during the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. "Omaha" r ...

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References

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