Helmuth Beukemann
German general (1894–1981)
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::summary German general (1894–1981) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Helmuth Beukemann |
| birth_date | 9 May 1894 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Hamburg |
| death_place | Hamburg |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| serviceyears | |
| rank | Generalleutnant |
| commands | 75th Infantry Division |
| unit | 164th Infantry Division |
| battles | |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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- Battle of France
- Balkan Campaign
- Battle of Greece
- Battle of Voronezh (1943)
- Battle of Kursk
- Hube's Pocket ----- |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |laterwork=}}
Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 September 1914) and 1st Class (23 May 1916)
- Brunswick War Merit Cross 2nd Class (24 June 1915) and 1st Class (21 May 1918)
- Bewährungsabzeichen (probation badge) to the War Merit Cross 2nd Class (18 June 1918)
- Wound Badge in Black (17 August 1918)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 May 1916)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 October 1918)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) and 1st Class (15 October 1939)
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (1 May 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382
- German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 75. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
- {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
- {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
- {{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Franz |last2=Wegmann |first2=Günter |year=1987 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-1153-2
before=Generalleutnant Erich Diestel| after=Generalmajor Karl Arning| title=Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division| years=15 September 1942 – 10 July 1944
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References
- Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 219.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.
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