Helmuth Beukemann
Helmuth Beukemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1894 Hamburg |
| Died | 13 July 1981 (aged 87) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 75. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Helmuth Beukemann was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (9 September 1914)
- 1st Class (23 May 1916)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (17 August 1918)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 May 1916)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 October 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (15 October 1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- German Cross in Gold (20 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (1942)
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
- Bibliography
- 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). 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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- 1894 births
- 1981 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- People from Hamburg
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States