Correspondence with Friebe, Helmut

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/497
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110229
Dates
13 Jul 1952 - 1 Jul 1959
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Helmut Friebe (1894-1970) was a German military officer who had held the rank of a general in the Wehrmacht.

Scope and Content

The correspondence centres on the Wehrmacht and some of its high ranking commanders, trials of war criminals in West Germany, and the country’s current political situation, especially the public view on the 20 July Plot. Furthermore, Friebe enquires for support in finding a host family for his daughter who planned a longer stay in England.

Comprising handwritten and typewritten letters the correspondence also contains one postwar photograph showing presumably Helmut Friebe and his family.

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People

  • Friebe, Helmut

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • World War Two
  • Military leadership
  • Military history
  • July plot

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
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