Heinz-Georg Lemm

Heinz-Georg Lemm
Heinz-Georg Lemm
Born	1 June 1919 Schwerin
Died	17 November 1994 (aged 75) Ruppichteroth
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45 1957–79
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	12. ID
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
Other work	Bundeswehr

Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994) was a German soldier who served in the 12th Infantry Division of Nazi Germany during World War II and later served in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

In 1957 Heinz-Georg Lemm joined the Bundeswehr and commanded the 7th Panzergrenadier-Brigade of the 3rd Panzer-Division in Hamburg until 1963, when he was promoted to Brigadegeneral. In 1970 he was promoted to Generalmajor and commanded the 5th Panzer-Division in Diez. Promoted further in 1974, he was named Chief of the Troop Office of the Bundeswehr, with the rank of Generalleutnant. He was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with Star and the Legion of Merit; he retired in 1979.

Awards

• Wound Badge in Silver^[1]
• Demyansk Shield^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp in Silver^[1]
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 27^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 October 1939)^[3]
  • 1st Class (31 December 1940)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Füsilier-Regiment 27^[4]
  • 525th Oak Leaves on 11 July 1944 as Major and commander of I./Füsilier-Regiment 27^[4]
  • 137th Swords on 15 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27^[4]
• Great Cross of Merit with Star^[5]
• Legion of Merit^[5]

References

Citations

1. Berger 1999, p. 181.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 275.
3. Thomas 1998, p. 22.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 501.
5. Berger 1999, p. 183.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.