Gustav Gihr
German general
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| Intro | German general | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 10 January 1894, Geisingen | |
| Death | 31 October 1959Koblenz (aged 65 years) |
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Gustav Gihr (born 18 August 1894 – 31 October 1959) was the German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II whom commanded of the 707th Infantry division during the Bobruysk Offensive.
On 15 May 1944 Gihr became commander of the 707th Infantry division and fought during the Bobruisk Offensive. On 29 June 1944 the Red Army took Bobruisk. The city lay in ruins. The population, which had been 84,107 in 1939, was down to 28,352. On 27 June 1944, at Bobruisk, Gihr taken prisoner. On 11 October 1955 he released him.