Helmuth Beukemann
Helmuth Beukemann | |
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Born |
9 May 1894 Hamburg |
Died |
13 July 1981 87) Hamburg | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Unit | 164th Infantry Division |
Commands held | 75th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Berthold 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, awarded by Nazi Germany 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) and 1st Class (23 May 1916)[1]
- Brunswick War Merit Cross 2nd Class (24 June 1915) and 1st Class (21 May 1918)[1]
- Bewährungsabzeichen (probation badge) to the War Merit Cross 2nd Class (18 June 1918)[1]
- Wound Badge in Black (17 August 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 May 1916)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 October 1918)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) and 1st Class (15 October 1939)[1]
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy, 1942)
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (1 May 1941)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382[2][3]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 75. Infanterie-Division[4]
References
Citations
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Diestel |
Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division 15 September 1942 – 10 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Arning |
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