Helmuth Beukemann

Helmuth Beukemann
Helmuth Beukemann
Born	9 May 1894; Hamburg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	164th Infantry Division
Commands held	75th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Balkan Campaign; Battle of Greece; Battle of Voronezh (1943); Battle of Kursk; Hube's Pocket;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was 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. Helmuth Beukemann was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1947. One of Beukemann's hats is in the collection of the Occupation Museum on the square in Ste. Marie du Mont, Normandy, France.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (9 September 1914)^[1]
- 1st Class (23 May 1916)^[1]
Brunswick War Merit Cross
- 2nd Class (24 June 1915)^[1]
- 1st Class (21 May 1918)^[1]
- Bewährungsabzeichen (probation badge) to the War Merit Cross 2nd Class (18 June 1918)^[1]
Wound Badge
- in Black (17 August 1918)^[1]
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 May 1916)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 October 1918)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (15 October 1939)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge
Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy, 1942)
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (1 May 1941)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382^[2]
German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 75. Infanterie-Division^[3]

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Citations

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.

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Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Diestel	Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division 15 September 1942 – 10 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Arning

[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p459-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

[3] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.

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Helmuth Beukemann
Born	9 May 1894 Hamburg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	164th Infantry Division
Commands held	75th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Battle of Greece Battle of Voronezh (1943) Battle of Kursk Hube's Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross