Anton Hilberath

Anton Hilberath
Born 19 November 1898
Bad Neuenahr, Germany
Died 21 April 1946(1946-04-21) (aged 47)
Washington, D.C., United States
Allegiance  Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army
Rank 1st Sgt.
Battles/wars World War II

Anton Hilberath (* 19 November 1898 in Bad Neuenahr, Germany; † 21 April 1946 near Washington, D.C., USA) was First Sergeant in the German Army during World War II. He is one of at least 830 German Prisoners of War, who died and were buried in the United States.[1] His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]

References

  1. Records of the National Archive on POWs who died while in the USA
  2. Web pages of the Arlington National Cemetery on Anton Hilberath
  3. Web page of the Arlington National Cemetery with a listing of the graves of foreign nationals
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