Reymann, Hellmuth
- Date of birth:
- November 24th, 1892 (Neustadt/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 12th, 1988 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 28th, 1939
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on September 16th 1914.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on March 4th 1915.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 205
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1941
Award 17/6.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division / XXVIII. Armee-Korps / 18. Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1944
2910th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 11. Infanterie-Division / III.(germ.) SS-Panzer-Korps / Armeegruppe Kleffel / Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- November 28th, 1944
Awarded for his leadership of the 11. Infanterie-Division, with a special emphasis placed on his men’s performance in the following battles…
1) In the Tannenberg line, behind the railway line Wesenberg—Narva. Here it repelled an especially large Soviet attack on 24.07.1944.
2) During the battles for Courland, especially the first one. On the 27.10.1944 the 11. Infanterie-Division held a position at the Tirs swamp. The Soviets succeeded in penetrating the thick forests to the north of the swamp but were then wiped out by the Division following an intense battle.
672nd Award.
1) In the Tannenberg line, behind the railway line Wesenberg—Narva. Here it repelled an especially large Soviet attack on 24.07.1944.
2) During the battles for Courland, especially the first one. On the 27.10.1944 the 11. Infanterie-Division held a position at the Tirs swamp. The Soviets succeeded in penetrating the thick forests to the north of the swamp but were then wiped out by the Division following an intense battle.
672nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, 2001
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Buxa, W., Weg und Schicksal der 11. Infanterie-Division, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2004
- Axis Biographical Research
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