Helmut Hudel
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Born | Raunheim |
4 July 1915
Died | 11 March 1985 Frankfurt am Main |
(aged 69)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1934–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | 508th Heavy Panzer Battalion Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 130 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Helmut Erich Hudel (4 July 1915 – 11 March 1985) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Hudel was captured by American troops in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket.
Awards and decorations
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 April 1938)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Panzer Badge in Silver (11 July 1941)[3]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (1 January 1942)[3]
- Eastern Front Medal (17 August 1942)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
- ↑ Wegmann 2009, p. 376.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas 1997, p. 310.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wegmann 2009, p. 377.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 407.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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External links
- "Helmut Hudel". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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Preceded by None |
Commander of 508th Heavy Panzer Battalion January 1944 – May 1944 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Stelter |
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- 1915 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Raunheim
- People from the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war
- Panzer commanders