Oberst Herbert Selle (Armeepionierführer 6. Armee in Stalingrad) is a colorful and very interesting character (see also his Wikipedia entry): Police officer, Stahlhelm official, early but short-term NSDAP member, involved in the Braunschweig power struggle of March 1933, Holocaust witness, prominent figure of the Stalingrad battle, afterwards critical of Hitler and the Wehrmacht leadership, arrested and prosecuted for "staatsfeindliche Äußerungen" (along with his 17-year-old daughter) in 1943, cleared because of "Unzurechnungsfähigkeit" and returned to service in 1944, after the war honorary member of the Bund der Pioniere and longtime leader of the Deutscher Jagdschutzverband (the german hunting association). Recommendations from Paulus, Schulz and Schörner for promotion to Generalmajor were never acted upon (for obvious reasons).
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"Island Of Fire: The Battle For the Barrikady Gun Factory In Stalingrad November 1942 - February 1943" by Jason D. Mark
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