Arthur Kullmer Explained

Arthur Kullmer
Birth Date:	17 August 1896
Death Place:	Sverdlovsk Oblast
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	General der Infanterie
Commands:	558th Volksgrenadier Division XLIII. Armeekorps
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Arthur Kullmer (17 August 1896 – 28 March 1953) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Kullmer died on 28 March 1953 in Soviet captivity.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (29 August 1916) & 1st Class (8 October 1918)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 July 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 331^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 296. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 558. Volksgrenadier-Division^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 426.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 262.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 229.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 81.