Hellmuth Volkmann
Hellmuth Volkmann (born February 28, 1889 in Diedenhofen , Lorraine , † August 21, 1940 in Berlin-Gatow ) was a German officer , most recently General der Flieger in World War II .
Life
Volkmann served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander in various units. Volkmann commanded the Condor Legion from November 1, 1937 to October 31, 1938 during the Spanish Civil War . In the Wehrmacht he led the 94th Infantry Division as commander in World War II .
On August 4, 1940, he was seriously injured in a traffic accident and died a good two weeks later in the hospital. He was buried in the Dahlem forest cemetery in Berlin. The grave is preserved.
Fonts
Command technique: hints and suggestions for their application within the division and the reinforced regiment. 2nd Edition. Mittler, Berlin 1938.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Spanish cross in gold with swords and diamonds on June 6, 1939
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd class
Individual evidence
- ^ Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: Die deutsche Wehrmacht: "Die Luftwaffe" , Motorbuch-Verl., 1999, p. 233. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Telford Taylor : Sword and Swastika: "Generals and Nazis in the Third Reich" , 1952, p. 405. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 590.
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| SURNAME | Volkmann, Hellmuth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently General der Flieger in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diedenhofen , Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1940 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Gatow |