Hellmuth Pfeifer
Hellmuth Pfeifer (born February 18, 1894 in Altenburg , Thuringia , † April 22, 1945 in Finale Emilia , Italy ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Pfeifer served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr . There he was a commander in various units. During the Second World War, among other things, he led the 65th Infantry Division as commander .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Infantry assault badge in silver
- German cross in gold on October 31, 1942
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on November 26, 1941
- Oak leaves on September 5, 1944 (275th award)
literature
- Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.
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 .
- ↑ Bozner Tagblatt , edition of September 14, 1944, p. 3 ( PDF ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfeifer, Hellmuth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altenburg , Thuringia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1945 |
| Place of death | Finale Emilia , Italy |