Paul Drekmann

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WW2 German Army general (1893-1960)

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nameDipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann
birth_date13 November 1893
death_date
birth_placeHarburg an der Elbe near Hamburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
death_placeMülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
allegianceGerman Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
branchImperial German Army
Reichswehr
Heer
serviceyears1914–1945
rankGeneralleutnant
commands161. Infanterie-Division
252. Infanterie-Division
battlesWorld War I
Spanish Civil War
World War II
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Johann Paul Friedrich Drekmann (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German officer, a Diplom-IngenieurIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.) and 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

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  • {{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 Miltaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
  • {{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Franz |last2=Wegmann |first2=Günter |year=2000 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 5: Dr–Em |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 5: Dr–Em |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2575-1

before=Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck| after=Disbanded after heavy losses| title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division| years=28 August 1943 - 15 November 1943 before=Formed from Korps-Abteilung A| after=Disbanded again after heavy losses| title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division| years=27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944 before=General der Infanterie Walter Melzer| after=Oberst von Unold| title=Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division| years=1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945

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References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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