Harry Herrmann

Harry Herrmann
Harry Herrmann
Born	(1909-05-27)27 May 1909 Berlin
Died	12 March 1995(1995-03-12) (aged 85) Altenstadt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Years of service	1935–45 1956–67
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	6th Parachute Division 9th Parachute Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Harry Herrmann (27 May 1909 – 12 March 1995) was a German officer (Oberstleutnant) in the Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) during World War II who commanded the 6th and the 9th Parachute Divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Herrmann surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955. Herrmann joined the Bundeswehr in 1957, retiring in 1967 as an Oberst (Colonel). He served in the position of deputy commander of a paratroop division and commander of the Luftlande-Lufttransportschule (Air Landing Air Transport School).

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 May 1940) & 1st Class (22 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (1 October 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
• Ärmelband Kreta

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)