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The Stülpnagel family is an old German noble family from the Uckermark, Brandenburg. Members of the family held significant military positions during the German Empire.
History
editThey were first documented in 1321 and can trace their lineage to Valentin von Stülpnagel, living in the middle of the 15th century.
Notable members
edit- Otto von Stülpnagel (1878–1948), general in charge of occupied France
- Joachim Fritz Constantin von Stülpnagel (1880–1968), general in charge of the Replacement Army[1]
- Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886–1944), German Second World War general.
- Friedrich von Stülpnagel (1913–1996), Olympic athlete
- Karina Jäger-von Stülpnagel (born 1972), ballet dancer
Notes
edit- ^ Gil-li Vardi, "Joachim von Stülpnagel's Military Thought and Planning" War in History (2010) 17#2 pp 193-216.
External links
edit- vonstuelpnagel.de (in German), Stülpnagel family web site