Helmuth Schlömer
Appearance
Helmuth Schlömer | |
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Born | 20 May 1893 Hausberge |
Died | 18 August 1995 Minden-Lübbecke | (aged 102)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1913–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.) XIV. Panzerkorps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | NKFD |
Template:Foreignchar Helmuth Schlömer (20 May 1893 – 18 August 1995) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIV. Panzerkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmuth Schlömer was captured during at Stalingrad in 1943. While in Soviet captivity he joined the National Committee for a Free Germany or NKFD and was released in 1949.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 5 [1]
- 161st Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.)[2]
See also
References
- Citations
- 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.
External links
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Minden
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad