Helmut Kassner (military officer)

Helmut Kassner
Helmut Kassner
Born	17 March 1897; Bumzlau, Lower Silesia (modern Poland)
Died	28 January 1960 (aged 62); Dortmund
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands	Grenadier-Regiment 121; Grenadier-Regiment 975
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Battle of Greece; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Odessa (1941); Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942); Battle of the Caucasus; Crimean Offensive (1944); Operation Bagration; East Prussian Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Kassner (17 March 1897 – 28 January 1960) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Kassner was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1954.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 March 1945)
German Cross in Gold (13 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 975^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.

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)
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{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)

External links

[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.

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