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Kämpfe, the commander of the III. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ''Der Führer'', [[2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich|2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'']], was captured by the [[French Resistance]] on 9 June 1944 by a group headed by [[Jean Canou]]. Canou then placed him in the custody of [[Georges Guingouin]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} The following day Kämpfe was executed on the orders of Guingouin or killed during an attempt to escape.<ref>Guy Penaud, La Das Reich'', p.264</ref> |
Kämpfe, the commander of the III. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ''Der Führer'', [[2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich|2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'']], was captured by the [[French Resistance]] on 9 June 1944 by a group headed by [[Jean Canou]]. Canou then placed him in the custody of [[Georges Guingouin]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} The following day Kämpfe was executed on the orders of Guingouin or killed during an attempt to escape.<ref>Guy Penaud, La Das Reich'', p.264</ref> |
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When it was clear that Kämpfe had been kidnapped, the Germans sent out forces to try to locate him. Among these was a unit under the command of [[Adolf Diekmann]], I. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment |
When it was clear that Kämpfe had been kidnapped, the Germans sent out forces to try to locate him. Among these was a unit under the command of [[Adolf Diekmann]], I. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, which on 10 June committed the [[Oradour-sur-Glane massacre | Oradour massacre]]. |
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*Kurowski Franz, Infantry Aces, Stackpole Books, 2005, ISBN 0-8117-3202-9 |
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*Mattson, Gregory '' SS-The realm. The History of the Second SS division, 1939-45. Staplehurst 2002, ISBN 1-86227-144-5 |
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*Penaud, Guy. ''Oradour-sur-Glane - Un jour de juin 1944 en enfer'', Geste éditions, mars 2014, ISBN 2 367 46171 6. |
*Penaud, Guy. ''Oradour-sur-Glane - Un jour de juin 1944 en enfer'', Geste éditions, mars 2014, ISBN 2 367 46171 6. |
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*Photograph of Helmut Kämpfe. http://www.oradour.info/images/kampfe01.htm |
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*Details of Helmut Kämpfe's awards. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/13552 |
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Helmut Kämpfe | |
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| Born | 31 July 1909 Jena, German Empire |
| Died | 10 June 1944 (aged 34) France |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–44 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | |
Helmut Kämpfe (1909-1944) was a Sturmbannführer (Major), in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also one of only 631 men to be awarded the rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold.[1]
Kämpfe, the commander of the III. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, was captured by the French Resistance on 9 June 1944 by a group headed by Jean Canou. Canou then placed him in the custody of Georges Guingouin.[citation needed] The following day Kämpfe was executed on the orders of Guingouin or killed during an attempt to escape.[2]
When it was clear that Kämpfe had been kidnapped, the Germans sent out forces to try to locate him. Among these was a unit under the command of Adolf Diekmann, I. Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, which on 10 June committed the Oradour massacre.
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- Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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) - Penaud, Guy. Oradour-sur-Glane - Un jour de juin 1944 en enfer, Geste éditions, mars 2014, ISBN 2 367 46171 6.
- 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.
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