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Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal and convicted war criminal (born 1892)

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Ferdinand Schörner

German field marshal (1892–1973)

Ferdinand Schörner was a German military commander and convicted war criminal, who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the only German soldier to rise to this rank from his initial status of Einjährig-Freiwilliger.…
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July 2

Day of the year

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.
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