Rainer Joseph Karl August Stahel was a German military officer and war criminal. He is best known for his retreat from Vilna and the command of the garrison of Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Arrested by the NKVD in Romania, he spent the rest of his life in Soviet captivity.
HEADQUARTERS STAHEL’S CAVALRY DIVISION, Fairfax Court-House, Va., June 11, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel TayLor, A, A. G., and Chief of Staff, Dept. of Washington: The general has sent in instructions for me…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp near Winchester, Va., May 5, 1864. Respectfully returned to Colonel Taylor, commanding First Cavalry Division. The commanding general has been informed that the command returned nearly the whole…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp near Winchester, Va., May 6, 1864. Respectfully returned to Colonel Taylor, commanding First Cavalry Division. ; : : Attention invited to the instructions contained in Major-General Sigel’s indorsement,…