Wilhelm Falley
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| Born | 25 September 1897 |
| Died |
6 June 1944 (aged 46) Picauville, Normandy |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 91st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Falley (25 September 1897 – 6 June 1944) was the first German general to be killed during the Normandy Landings in France. He was commander of the 91st Infantry Division.
Promoted to Major General (Generalmajor) in December 1943, and Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) in May 1944, he held various commands before being appointed Commander of the 91st Infantry Division in April 1944. Falley was the first German general to fall in action during the Normandy landings. On D-Day, Falley was returning from Rennes, where a war game had been organized by the German High Command, to his Division headquarters, in Picauville. Falley was apparently killed in an ambush set up by the paratroopers of the US 82nd Airborne Division, near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy.
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