Helmuth Hufenbach
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Helmuth Hufenbach
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Born | Rüstersiel |
27 February 1908
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Heiligenbeil |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1925–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 562. Volks-Grenadier Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Helmuth Hufenbach (27 February 1908 – 27 March 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Helmuth Hufenbach was killed on 27 March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black or in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Kuban Shield
- German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1941 as Hauptmann in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 45[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 30 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 667[3]
- 807th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of 562. Volks-Grenadier Division[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (10 October 1943)
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Preceded by
Generalmajor Johannes-Oskar Brauer
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Commander of 562. Volks-Grenadier Division 22 January 1945 – 27 March 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Oldenburg
- People from Oldenburg (state)
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German military personnel killed in World War II