Joachim Rumohr

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Joachim Rumohr
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SS-Oberführer Joachim Rumohr
Born (1910-08-16)16 August 1910
Hamburg, Germany
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Budapest, Central Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen SS
Years of service 1935–45
Rank SS-Brigadeführer Collar Rank.svgBrigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS
Service number NSDAP #216,161
SS #7,450
Unit 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
German Cross in Gold
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht
General Assault Badge in Silver
Wound badge in Silver

Joachim Rumohr (16 August 1910 – 11 February 1945) was a Brigadeführer and Generalmajor in the Waffen-SS, during World War II. He was a recipient the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Born on the 6 August 1910 in Hamburg, he joined the NSDAP and the SS in 1935 being given the party number 216,161 and the SS service number 7,450. Rumohr was first posted to the 4th Standarte as a Untersturmführer but was quickly promoted in November 1935 to Obersturmführer and posted to the Germania Regiment. In May 1938 he was the commander of the 12th Company and 9 November 1938 promoted to Hauptsturmführer in the SS-Verfügungs-Division, which would later become the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich Division.

With this unit, he took part in the Polish Campaign and the Battle of France, then being given the command of the 2nd Battalion SS-Artillery Regiment Das Reich in January 1941, which he commanded for Operation Marita. On 1 June 1942 he was transferred to the SS Cavalry Division as the commander of the Artillery Regiment. On 9 November 1942 he was promoted to Obersturmbannführer and awarded with the German Cross in gold on 23 February 1943. Thereafter, he was awarded the Knight's Cross for his leadership during the winter of 1943/44 in the Kremenchug, Kirovograd areas.

On 1 April 1944 he was given the command of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, being promoted to Standartenführer later the same month. He was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 October 1944. In November 1944 he received his last promotion to Brigadeführer and led his division during the fighting in the Budapest area for which he was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross. Rumohr was seriously wounded during the attempt to break out from Budapest, and committed suicide on the 11 February 1945 to prevent his capture by the Soviet Red Army.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 233.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 390.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 96.

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