Helmuth Prieß (Wehrmacht general)
Helmuth Prieß | |
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Born | (1896-03-06)6 March 1896 Hildesheim |
Died | 21 October 1944(1944-10-21) (aged 48) Hasenrode, East Prussia, Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1914–44 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 121st Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmuth Prieß (6 March 1896 – 21 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prieß was killed on 21 October 1944 in Hasenrode, East Prussia.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.
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 [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by General der Artillerie Martin Wandel | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 11 November 1942 - March 1944 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 27 June 1944 - 10 July 1944 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Völckers | Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 27 July 1944 - 21 October 1944 | Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann |