German Officer Who Defied Nazi Orders Dies

Henri Salmide, born Heinz Stahlschmidt, died Tuesday at the age of 92, said the deputy mayor of Bordeaux, Alain Moga. The Germans had a plan to blow up the Bordeaux port before they retreated toward the end of the war. Approximately 4,000 fuses needed for the plan were stored in the Mediterranean city’s munitions depot. Salmide, then a junior officer in the German navy, defied his superiors and blew up the depot, rendering the fuses […]