Seydlitz
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Seydlitz is the name of a family of Prussian and Polish nobility. It can refer to the following persons:
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721-1773), Prussian general of the cavalry
- Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (August 22 1888 in Hamburg, Germany - April 28, 1976 in Bremen). Became a POW when he had the rank of general of artillerie during the battle of Stalingrad. When he was a POW he became the leader of the anti-Nazi organization League German Officers (German: "Bund deutscher Offiziere") and prominent member of the National Committee Free Germany (German: "Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland")
- Józef Seydlitz, an 18th and 19th century commander
Some ships were named after the family:
- The SMS Seydlitz, a 25,000 ton battlecruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built at Hamburg, Germany, commissioned in May 1913 and scuttled in 1919
- German cruiser Seydlitz (a heavy cruiser), was launched but never completed during World War II
[edit] External links
- Website des Verbandes der Familie v. Seydlitz & v. Seidlitz (German language) website of the family, includes descriptions and pictures of the ship
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