Hermann Breith

Hermann Breith
Born	7 May 1892
Died	3 September 1964 (aged 72)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic )  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	III. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964) was a German general (General der Panzertruppe) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Breith commanded the III Army Corps.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 July 1916)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (28 October 1918)^[1]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 April 1917)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)^[1]
• Wound Badge in Black (1 June 1940)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver (20 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade^[2]
  • 69th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division^[2]
  • 48th Swords on 21 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the III. Panzer-Korps^[2]
• Mentioned four times in the Wehrmachtbericht (31 January 1942, 20 February 1944, 9 September 1944 and 30 October 1944)

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2004, p. 193.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 242.

Bibliography

• Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan (2009). To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1630-5.
• 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.
• Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
• Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan (2009). To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700616305.