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|birth_date=23 September 1899 |
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|birth_place=[[Erfurt]] |
|birth_place=[[Erfurt]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]] |
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|death_place=[[La Caine]], [[ |
|death_place=[[La Caine]], [[Occupied France]] |
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|placeofburial=[[La Cambe German war cemetery]] |
|placeofburial=[[La Cambe German war cemetery]] |
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|branch= [[Wehrmacht]] |
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*** [[RAF raid on La Caine (1944)|Raid on La Caine]] {{KIA}} |
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'''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> |
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Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899. He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923 |
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. |
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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> |
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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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|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |
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|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients |
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|location=Norderstedt, Germany |
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|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |
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* Leutnant: 19 December 1917 |
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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p6485.htm ThePeerage.com - Person Page 6,485] |
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* Oberleutnant: ? |
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* Hauptmann: ? |
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* Major: 10 June 1938 |
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* Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1940 |
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* Oberst: 1 March 1942 |
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* Generalmajor: 1 February 1944 |
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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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| NAME = Dawans, Sigismund-Helmut von |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German general |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 23 September 1899 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Erfurt]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 10 June 1944 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[La Caine]], [[Normandy]], [[France]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 19 January 2024
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans | |
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Born | 23 September 1899 Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | June 10, 1944 La Caine, Occupied France | (aged 44)
Buried | |
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Wehrmacht |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | German 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
- ^ Patzwall 2001, p. 79
- ^ Rohrer, Christian (2006). Nationalsozialistische Macht in Ostpreussen. Meidenbauer. p. 567. ISBN 9783899750546.
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- ww2gravestone.com - Dawans, Sigismund Hellmut Konrad Alfred Georg Ritter und Edler von
- ThePeerage.com - Person Page 6,485
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- 1944 deaths
- Deaths by British airstrikes during World War II
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
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- Burials at La Cambe German war cemetery
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Erfurt
- German Army generals of World War II
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