Hellmuth Reymann
Hellmuth Reymann (born November 24, 1892 in Neustadt in Upper Silesia , † December 8, 1988 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
Reymann joined the 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 62 of the Prussian Army on March 22, 1912 , coming from the Cadet Corps as a lieutenant . He fought in World War I , retired from military service after the end of the war and joined the police. Here Reymann rose to police major. In the course of the armament of Germany and the expansion of the Wehrmacht , Reymann entered the army with the rank of major .
During the Second World War Reymann was the commander of the 212th Infantry Division, the 13th Air Force Field Division and the 11th Infantry Division. From March to April 1945 he served as combat commander of Berlin .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on November 22, 1941
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on April 5, 1944
- Oak leaves on November 28, 1944 (672nd award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 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 , p. 626.
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| SURNAME | Reymann, Hellmuth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustadt in Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1988 |
| Place of death | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |