Helmuth Prieß

Helmuth Prieß
Born	6 March 1896 Hildesheim
Died	21 October 1944 (aged 48) Hasenrode, East Prussia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–44
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	121st Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmuth Prieß (6 March 1896 – 21 October 1944) was a General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was 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. Prieß was killed on 21 October 1944 in Hasenrode, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (19 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (9 November 1942)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 1st Class (20 April 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (12 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.