Gustav Fenstermacher

Gustave Fenstermacher was an Obergefreiter in the German Wehrmacht. After Germany surrendered in May, 1945, Fenstermacher joined the German Freedom Front. In the fall of 1945, he strapped explosives to his body and attempted to detonate himself in Soviet-occupied Dresden. His bomb did not detonate, however (either it was defective or Fenstermacher lost his nerve), and Fenstermacher was indentified and captured by Soviet troops. He was turned over to NKVD agent Vladimir Bokov.

Fenstermacher attempted to assert his rights as a POW under the Geneva Convention. Bokov quickly disabused Fenstermacher of this erroneous belief.

Fenstermacher was subjected to interrogation by the NKVD. His ultimate fate is unknown.