Friedrich Blümke
Friedrich Blümke (born February 18, 1898 in Rahnwerder, Pomerania , † September 4, 1944 in Odessa ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Blümke served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in various units. In 1933, Blümke was transferred to the Reichswehr Ministry. In the Wehrmacht he led the 257th Infantry Division as commander in World War II and was previously employed in various general staffs.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on November 6, 1943
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 115 .
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| SURNAME | Blümke, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rahnwerder, Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1944 |
| Place of death | Odessa |