Anton Hilberath (19 November 1898 – 21 April 1946) was First Sergeant in the German Army during World War II. He is one of at least 830 German POWs, who died and were mysteriously[weasel words] buried in the United States.[1] Fortunately[why?] his is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
Anton Hilberath | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1898 Bad Neuenahr, Germany |
| Died | 21 April 1946 (aged 47) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | 1st Sgt. |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
References
edit- ^ Records of the National Archive on POWs who died while in the USA
- ^ Web pages of the Arlington National Cemetery on Anton Hilberath
- ^ Web page of the Arlington National Cemetery with a listing of the graves of foreign nationals Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine