Helmut Dörner

Helmut Dörner
Born	26 June 1909(1909-06-26) Mönchengladbach
Died	11 February 1945(1945-02-11) (aged 35) Budapest
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1939-1945
Rank	Oberführer
Commands held	II./SS-PolSchtzRgt 2 SS-PzGrenRgt 8
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Budapest †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Helmut Dörner (26 June 1909 in Mönchengladbach – 11 February 1945 in Budapest) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS officer. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Wound Badge in Black (15 August 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (2 October 1941)
• Iron Cross
  • 2nd Class (16 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (19 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (24 December 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp in Silver (24 September 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 15 May 1942 as Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo and commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2
  • 650th Oak Leaves on 16 November 1944 as Standartenführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8
  • 129th Swords on 1 February 1945 as Oberführer and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Helmut Dörner @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht