Hinrich Warrelmann Explained

Hinrich Warrelmann
Birth Date:	16 April 1904
Birth Place:	Oldenburg
Death Place:	Westerkappeln
Allegiance:	(1921–1933)
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1921–45
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	179th Infantry Division 183rd Volksgrenadier Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hinrich Warrelmann (16 April 1904 – 9 October 1980) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Major in MG-Bataillon 2^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 16 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502^[4]

References

• 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 . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 415.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 496.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 354.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.