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Born | 9 May 1894 Hamburg |
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Unit | 164th Infantry Division |
Commands | 75th Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmuth Beukemann was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1947. One of Beukemann's hats is in the collection of the Occupation Museum on the square in Ste. Marie du Mont, Normandy, France.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Brunswick War Merit Cross
- 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]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy, 1942)
- 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
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
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External links
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1981 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- People from Hamburg
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class