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Ludwig Heilmann

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Ludwig Heilmann

Born	(1903-08-09)9 August 1903 Würzburg, German Empire
Died	26 October 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 56) Kempten, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsheer Army Luftwaffe
Years of service	1921–33, 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	5th Parachute Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Knights Cross of the Iron Cross Citation awarded to Ludwig Heilmann on 14 June 1941.

Ludwig Heilmann (9 August 1903 – 26 October 1959) was a German paratroop general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

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Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th and 3rd Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (14 June 1941)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 26 February 1942 as Major in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 14 June 1941 as Major and commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[3]
- 412th Oak Leaves on 2 March 1944 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[3]
- 67th Swords on 15 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[3]

References

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Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 105.

^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 172.

^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 375.

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Bibliography

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 (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.

Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke	Commander of 5th Fallschirmjäger-Division 15 October 1944 – 21 March 1945	Succeeded by Kurt Gröschke

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