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|name= Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans
|name= Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans
|birth_date=23 September 1899
|birth_date=23 September 1899
|death_date= 10 June 1944
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|birth_place=[[Erfurt]]
|birth_place=[[Erfurt]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]
|death_place=[[La Caine]], [[Normandy]], [[France]]
|death_place=[[La Caine]], [[Occupied France]]
|placeofburial=[[La Cambe German war cemetery]]<br /><small>Grave 399/400</small>
|placeofburial=[[La Cambe German war cemetery]]
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|allegiance={{Flag|German Empire}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
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|serviceyears= <!--- 1917–1919<br />1924––1944 ---->
|rank= ''[[General (Germany)|Generalmajor]]''
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|branch= [[Wehrmacht]]
|branch= {{lang|de|[[Wehrmacht]]}}
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|battles= [[World War II]]
|battles= [[First World War]]<br />[[Second World War]]
* [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]]
** [[Operation Overload]]
*** [[RAF raid on La Caine (1944)|Raid on La Caine]] {{KIA}}
|awards=[[German Cross]] in Gold
|awards=[[German Cross]] in Gold
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''[[General (Germany)|Generalmajor]]'' '''Sigismund-Helmut Konrad Alfred Felix Georg Ritter<ref>{{German title|Ritter}}</ref> und [[Edler]] von Dawans'''<ref>[http://www.ordersofbattle.com/PersonData.aspx?PerX=7522&Tab=App Military Career of Sigismund-Hellmut Ritter und Edler von Dawans (German)<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.ordersofbattle.com</ref> (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944)<ref>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p6485.htm |title= ThePeerage.com - Person Page 6485<!-- bot-generated title --> |publisher=[http://www.thepeerage.com The Peerage]}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref> was a general in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]] and a recipient of the [[German Cross]] in Gold on 26 August 1942.<ref>Patzwall 2001, p. 79</ref>
'''Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans''' (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944) was a general in the {{lang|de|[[Wehrmacht]]}} during the [[Second World War]] and a recipient of the [[German Cross]] in Gold on 26 August 1942.<ref>Patzwall 2001, p. 79</ref>


Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899. He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923 at [[Blankensee]].
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899 in [[Erfurt]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rohrer |first=Christian |date=2006 |title=Nationalsozialistische Macht in Ostpreussen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTdoAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Meidenbauer |page=567 |isbn=9783899750546 }}</ref> He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923.


Dawans, the chief-of-staff of {{lang|de|[[Panzergruppe West]]}} (General [[Geyr von Schweppenburg]]), was killed during the raid by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) [[RAF raid on La Caine (1944)|attack on La Caine]], the {{lang|de|Panzergruppe}} HQ, on 10 June 1944.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lieb |first=Peter |year=2007 |title=Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IcTpBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA566 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |page=566 |isbn=978-3-486-70741-0}}</ref>
Von Dawans was killed during the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]'s [[attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine]] on 10 June 1944.<ref>[http://debarquement.com/articles/article.php?dmxident=123 Page en construction !<!-- bot-generated title -->] at debarquement.com</ref>
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==Military career==
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* 1 September 1939 – 6 October 1939 3. Armee 'von Küchler', Ic Maj. i. G.
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* 13 October 1939 – 1 November 1940 19 Infanterie Division, Ia oberstleunant, the 01.11.1940 renowned 19th Panzer Division
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* December 1941/6 January 1942? – 22 March 1942 XIII Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
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* 1 April 1942 – 21 June 1942 III Motorised Corps, Oberst, Chef des Generalstabes
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* 21 June 1942 – 15 February 1943 III Panzer Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
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* 15 May 1943 – 15 October 1943 4 Army, Chef des Generalstabes
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* 1 December 1943 – 24 January 1944?, (KIA) 10-06-1944 Panzergruppe West Chef des Generalstabes Oberst, then Generalmajor
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==References==
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=={{anchor|Military carrer}}Military career==
;Citations
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* 1 September 1939 - 6 October 1939 3. Armee 'von Küchler', Ic Maj. i. G.
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{{Reflist|30em}}
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* 13 October 1939 - 1 November 1940 19 Infanterie Division, Ia oberstleunant, the 01.11.1940 renowned 19th Panzer Division
;Bibliography
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* December 1941/6 January 1942? - 22 March 1942 XIII Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
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* 1 April 1942 - 21 June 1942 III Motorised Corps, Oberst, Chef des Generalstabes
* {{Cite book
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* 21 June 1942 - 15 February 1943 III Panzer Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
|last1=Patzwall
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* 15 May 1943 - 15 October 1943 4 Army, Chef des Generalstabes
|first1=Klaus D.
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* 1 December 1943/ 24 January 1944? - (KIA)10-06-1944 Panzergruppe West Chef des Generalstabes Oberst, then Generalmajor
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients
|volume=II
|language=de
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
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}}
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* Otto von Knobelsdorff, Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945, Podzun, 1958, 312 pages (2nd printing 1988)
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* Rolf Hinze, Die 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945 (Bildband), Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1982, 176 pages
{{Refend}}


==Promotions==
==External links==
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* [https://ww2gravestone.com/people/dawans-sigismund-hellmut-konrad-alfred-georg-ritter-und-edler-von/ ww2gravestone.com - Dawans, Sigismund Hellmut Konrad Alfred Georg Ritter und Edler von]
* Leutnant: 19 December 1917
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p6485.htm ThePeerage.com - Person Page 6,485]
* Oberleutnant: ?
* Hauptmann: ?
* Major: 10 June 1938
* Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1940
* Oberst: 1 March 1942
* Generalmajor: 1 February 1944


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==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}
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* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. ''Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II''. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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*Otto von Knobelsdorff, Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division 1939 - 1945, Podzun, 1958, 312 pages (2nd printing 1988)
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*Rolf Hinze, Die 19. Panzer-Division 1939 - 1945 (Bildband), Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1982, 176 pages
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*[http://ww2gravestone.com/general/dawans-sigismund-hellmut-konrad-alfred-georg-ritter-und-edler-von Dawans, Sigismund Hellmut Konrad Alfred Georg Ritter und Edler von on World War II Graves]

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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German general
| DATE OF BIRTH = 23 September 1899
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| DATE OF DEATH = 10 June 1944
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[La Caine]], [[Normandy]], [[France]]
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 19 January 2024

Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans
Born23 September 1899
Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
DiedJune 10, 1944(1944-06-10) (aged 44)
La Caine, Occupied France
Buried
La Cambe German war cemetery
Allegiance German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchWehrmacht
RankGeneralmajor
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsGerman Cross in Gold

Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War and a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 26 August 1942.[1]

Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899 in Erfurt.[2] He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923.

Dawans, the chief-of-staff of Panzergruppe West (General Geyr von Schweppenburg), was killed during the raid by the Royal Air Force (RAF) attack on La Caine, the Panzergruppe HQ, on 10 June 1944.[3]

References[edit]

Citations
  1. ^ Patzwall 2001, p. 79
  2. ^ Rohrer, Christian (2006). Nationalsozialistische Macht in Ostpreussen. Meidenbauer. p. 567. ISBN 9783899750546.
  3. ^ Lieb, Peter (2007). Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg?. Walter de Gruyter. p. 566. ISBN 978-3-486-70741-0.
Bibliography
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients] (in German). Vol. II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Otto von Knobelsdorff, Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945, Podzun, 1958, 312 pages (2nd printing 1988)
  • Rolf Hinze, Die 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945 (Bildband), Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1982, 176 pages

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