Hellmut Kerutt
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Hellmut Kerutt
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Born | Johannisburg |
19 August 1916
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bornheim[disambiguation needed] |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Heer (1936–40) Luftwaffe (1940–45) (1956–74) |
Years of service | 1936–45 1956–74 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Fallschirmjäger-Battalion "Kerutt" |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hellmut Kerutt (19 August 1916 – 2 September 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Hellmut Kerutt joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1974 as an Oberst.
Awards and decorations
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (14 August 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Honour Bowl for exceptional combat actions of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenschale für hervorragende Kampfleistungen der Luftwaffe) (18 October 1942)[1]
- Ärmelband "Kreta" (12 November 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (14 November 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1945 as Major and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Battalion "Kerutt" [2]
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- All articles with links needing disambiguation
- Articles with links needing disambiguation from September 2012
- 1916 births
- 2000 deaths
- People from Pisz
- People from East Prussia
- German Army personnel
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross