Helmut Adam

Helmut Adam
Born	1 October 1916 Bobersberg
Died	1 December 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 26) near Rzhev
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–42
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adam (1 October 1916 – 1 December 1942) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Helmut Adam was killed on 1 December 1942. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (17 August 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192

References

Bibliography

• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)