Helmuth Beukemann Explained

Helmuth Beukemann
Birth Date:	9 May 1894
Birth Place:	Hamburg
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	75th Infantry Division
Unit:	164th Infantry Division
Battles:	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 Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• 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

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: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: 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 . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.

Notes and References

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 219.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.