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General Paul Conrath (22 November 1896 – 15 January 1979) was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Following the battle at Monte Cassino in Italy, he was honored for authorizing action, prior to the battle, that saved priceless Christian treasures. At the request of two of his division's officers, he authorized use of trucks, fuel, and drivers to remove books and other property from the Abbey to the Vatican and other safe locations in Rome. After a mass in the basilica, Abbot Gregorio Diamare formally presented General Conrath with signed parchment scrolls enscribed in Latin. The scrolls cited tribuno militum Julio Schlegel and Maximiliano Becker medecinae doctori "for rescuing the monks and treas

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  • Paul Conrath
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  • General Paul Conrath (22 November 1896 – 15 January 1979) was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Following the battle at Monte Cassino in Italy, he was honored for authorizing action, prior to the battle, that saved priceless Christian treasures. At the request of two of his division's officers, he authorized use of trucks, fuel, and drivers to remove books and other property from the Abbey to the Vatican and other safe locations in Rome. After a mass in the basilica, Abbot Gregorio Diamare formally presented General Conrath with signed parchment scrolls enscribed in Latin. The scrolls cited tribuno militum Julio Schlegel and Maximiliano Becker medecinae doctori "for rescuing the monks and treas
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serviceyears
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1896-11-22(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Hamburg
Name
  • Paul Conrath
Caption
  • Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and Paul Conrath
Birth Place
  • Rudow, near Berlin
Title
  • Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
Awards
death date
  • 1979-01-15(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • German Empire
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
Before
  • Major Walther von Axthelm
Years
  • --06-01
After
  • Generalmajor Wilhelm Schmalz
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  • General Paul Conrath (22 November 1896 – 15 January 1979) was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Following the battle at Monte Cassino in Italy, he was honored for authorizing action, prior to the battle, that saved priceless Christian treasures. At the request of two of his division's officers, he authorized use of trucks, fuel, and drivers to remove books and other property from the Abbey to the Vatican and other safe locations in Rome. After a mass in the basilica, Abbot Gregorio Diamare formally presented General Conrath with signed parchment scrolls enscribed in Latin. The scrolls cited tribuno militum Julio Schlegel and Maximiliano Becker medecinae doctori "for rescuing the monks and treasures of the Abbey of Monte Cassino." (See citations at entry for battle of Monte Cassino.)
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