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Großburgwedel
Großburgwedel (, , in contrast to "Kleinburgwedel, Little Burgwedel"; ) is a village northeast of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the town of Burgwedel since 1974. Großburgwedel is home to the town hall of Burgwedel and other town institutions such as the library, a hospital for the region of Hanover. It also has a grammar school, secondary school, secondary modern school and special needs school, as well as a builder's yard and open-air swimming pool. Church In Großburgwedel is the parish of St. Peter, part of the Lutheran state church of Hanover. This supports the church itself and the parish hall as well as the vicarage and the parish gardens in Mitteldorf. In addition, Großburgwedel is the seat of the diocese of Burgdorfer Land, which is responsible for the parishes of Burgdorf and Burgwedel-Langenhagen. Transport Großburgwedel has an autobahn junction (no. 54) on the Bundesautobahn 7, A 7, that runs past Großburgw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinburgwedel
Kleinburgwedel (, , in contrast to "Großburgwedel, Big Burgwedel"; ) is a village and northeastern lying district of the city Burgwedel in the region Hanover, Hannover in Lower Saxony. History In the Middle Ages Kleinburgwedel, together with Großburgwedel, Oldhorst, Neuwarmbüchen and Fuhrberg, formed the Burgwedel parish. Despite the many war costs, Duke Wilhelm found means to buy goods. On January 6, 1361, he and Duke Ludwig von Aschwin von Alten acquired many yards and lodges at Kleinburgwedel, Thönse, Wettmar, Engensen, Schillerslage, Burgdorf, Sorgensen, Weferlingsen and Aligse with all accessories, except those pieces which Aschwin von Alten had borrowed and reserved for sale. Only the goods to Kleinburgwedel had Aschwin owned by the Duke Wilhelm zu Lehn; From the rest he vowed to grant him and Duke Ludwig the fief. The church books are preserved from 1661. They show an average population growth of 1.5%, which only slightly decreased in 1830. Due to its location on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Wöhler
Otto Wöhler (12 July 1894 – 5 February 1987) was a German general in the ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. He rose to a corps and army level commander. Wöhler was implicated in ''Einsatzgruppen'' activities while serving as Chief of Staff of the 11th Army in early 1942. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the High Command trial and sentenced to 8 years. He was released in February 1951. World War II Wöhler fought in World War I and served in the post-war ''Reichswehr'' and in then the ''Wehrmacht'' in several staff roles. Between October 1940 and May 1942, Wöhler served as chief of staff of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein's 11th Army. In this capacity Wöhler cooperated closely with the '' Einsatzgruppe D'' under Otto Ohlendorf. At one point, he requested that all watches belonging to the killed Jews be turned over to the army. Wöhler was then appointed chief of staff of Army Group Center under Field Marshal Günther von Kluge. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
