serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1914 -- 44 heer 91 . luftlande infanterie-division picauville , normandy yes 6 june 1944 25 september 1897 metz , alsace-lorraine german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- 4 div infrgt , 330th inf div , 246th inf knight in gold iron cross 1914 and 1939 's cross of the iron cross german cross world war i world war ii 25 september 1897 orglandes german war cemetery generalleutnant wilhelm falley.jpg wilhelm falley
 wilhelm falley
wilhelm falley

wilhelm falley -lrb- 1897 -- 1944 -rrb- was the first german general to be killed during the normandy landings in france .
he was commander of the 91st infantry division .
falley was killed by a paratrooper of the us 82nd airborne division , near sainte-mère-Église , normandy .
