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In June 2009, Hosenfeld was posthumously recognized by Yad Vashem (Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust) as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.
Feb 3, 2022 · In 2008, Wilm Hosenfeld joined the esteemed ranks of those honored by the World Holocaust Remembrance Center for saving Jewish lives from the Holocaust. But unlike so many of his fellow honorees, Wilm Hosenfeld was a Nazi officer.
Wilhelm "Wilm" Hosenfeld was a German officer during World War II. He saved two Jews from the Holocaust, one of whom was Wladyslaw Szpilman, whose story was the basis of Roman Polanski's 2002 Oscar-winning film "The Pianist." Hosenfeld was born in a village near Fulda in Hessen, Germany in 1895.
The “Pianist”s Rescuer. Wilhelm Hosenfeld was born in a village in Hessen, Germany, in 1895. His family was Catholic and he grew up in a pious and conservative German patriotic environment. After serving as a soldier in World War I, he became a teacher, and taught at a local school.
Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlm ˈhoːzənfɛlt]; 2 May 1895 – 13 August 1952) was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War was promoted to Hauptmann (Captain).
Initially an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler, Wilm Hosenfeld became aware of the Third Reich's relentless brutality against the Poles and Jews when he was stationed in Poland. Witnessing the Nazis' inhumanity changed Hosenfeld from an enemy occupier to a rescuer.
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Jul 23, 2024 · One such story is that of Wilm Hosenfeld, a forgotten hero whose acts of bravery during World War II deserve to be remembered and celebrated. From his humble beginnings to his fateful encounter with a musical genius, this article seeks to shed light on the incredible life and legacy of Wilm Hosenfeld. I.
Aug 11, 2022 · Wilm Hosenfeld was a German army officer who rescued several Jews during the Nazi occupation of Poland, including the famous pianist Wladyslaw Szpillman. Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld was born in Hesse, Germany in 1895 to a pious Catholic family.
Feb 16, 2009 · The German officer made famous in Roman Polanski’s 2002 film “The Pianist” has been posthumously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Wilm Hosenfeld was drafted into the Wermacht shortly before the outbreak of World War II. He was stationed in Poland; from July 1940 he was based in Warsaw.
Excerpt from Wilhelm Hosenfeld's letter to his wife, 23.7.1942 [the beginning of the deportation from Warsaw to Treblinka death camp]:…I don't like being here any longer. What is being done here, how they kill the Jews – in other cities thousands have already been murdered; now the ghetto with half a million people is to be emptied
