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Helmuth Beukemann

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Helmuth Beukemann
Born	9 May 1894 Hamburg
Died	13 July 1981(1981-07-13) (aged 87) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	164th Infantry Division
Commands held	75th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was a general in the WehrmachtofNazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations[edit]

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 September 1914) and 1st Class (23 May 1916)^[1]
Brunswick War Merit Cross 2nd Class (24 June 1915) and 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]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) and 1st Class (15 October 1939)^[1]
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]^[3]
German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 75. Infanterie-Division^[4]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.

^ Scherzer 2007, p. 219.

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.

^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.

Bibliography[edit]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

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

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