Ernst Kaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Kaether commanded the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Jäger Division. On 10 December 1942, as commander of this regiment, he received a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 22 April 1945, Kaether briefly replaced Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Hellmuth Reymann as commander of the Berlin Defense Area and for the defense of the city of Berlin.

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  • Ernst Kaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Kaether commanded the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Jäger Division. On 10 December 1942, as commander of this regiment, he received a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 22 April 1945, Kaether briefly replaced Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Hellmuth Reymann as commander of the Berlin Defense Area and for the defense of the city of Berlin. Kaether was personally promoted to Major-General (Generalmajor) by Adolf Hitler for this command. Prior to this, Kaether had been the Chief-of-Staff to the German Army's political commissar. However, Kaether never actually took command of Berlin's defenses for the Battle of Berlin. Before he could take command, Hitler cancelled his promotions and Kaether was replaced by Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Helmuth Weidling. For a brief period between Kaether and Weidling, Hitler himself took personal command of the Berlin defenses. Another newly promoted Major-General (Generalmajor), Erich Bärenfänger, was Hitler's "deputy" commander of the Berlin Defense Area during this brief period.
  • Ernst Kaether est un officier de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En tant que Lieutenant-Colonel, il commanda le 14 régiment d'infanterie de la 5. Infanterie-Division. Le 10 décembre 1942, il est décoré de la Croix de chevalier de la Croix de Fer. Le 22 avril 1945, Kaether remplace brièvement le Lieutenant-Général (Generalleutnant) Hellmuth Reymann comme commandant de la région de défense de Berlin pendant la bataille de Berlin. Kaether fut promu par Adolf Hitler en personne au grade de Major-Général (Generalmajor) pour ce commandement. Avant cette nomination, Kaether fut Chef d'État-Major du commissaire politique de la Wehrmacht. Cependant, Kaether n'exerça pas réellement le commandement des défenses de Berlin. Avant qu'il le prenne effectivement, Hitler annula les deux promotions successives devant l'inaptitude de Kaether à exercer un commandement. Par la suite Hitler exerça le commandement personnellement par l'intermédiaire d'un nouveau promu au grade de Major-Général (Generalmajor), Erich Bärenfänger. Ce dernier fut remplacé dans la journée même par le Général d'artillerie (General der Artillerie) Helmuth Weidling qui obtint l'exercice personnel du commandement.
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  • Commanders of the Berlin Defense Area (Never in actual command)
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  • Ernst Kaether (25 September 1903 – 11 August 1999) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Kaether commanded the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Jäger Division. On 10 December 1942, as commander of this regiment, he received a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 22 April 1945, Kaether briefly replaced Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Hellmuth Reymann as commander of the Berlin Defense Area and for the defense of the city of Berlin.
  • Ernst Kaether est un officier de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En tant que Lieutenant-Colonel, il commanda le 14 régiment d'infanterie de la 5. Infanterie-Division. Le 10 décembre 1942, il est décoré de la Croix de chevalier de la Croix de Fer. Le 22 avril 1945, Kaether remplace brièvement le Lieutenant-Général (Generalleutnant) Hellmuth Reymann comme commandant de la région de défense de Berlin pendant la bataille de Berlin.
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  • Ernst Kaether
  • Ernst Kaether
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