Helmut Thumm

Helmut Thumm (25 August 1895 – 13 July 1977) was a German general during World War II. After pulling Hitler Youth teenagers out of the front lines against orders from above, he was relieved of his command of the LXIV Army Corps on 20 January 1945. Thumm died in 1977 in Welzheim.

Helmut Thumm
Born25 August 1895
Died13 July 1977(1977-07-13) (aged 81)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands heldLXIV Army Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards
  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 August 1915) &1st Class (3 July 1918)[1]
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 June 1940) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)[1]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 30 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infantry Regiment 56[2]
    • 166th Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger Regiment 56[3]
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References

Citations
  1. Thomas 1998, p. 379.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 422.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 64.

Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Otto Lasch		 Commander of LXIV. Armeekorps
1 November 1944 – 15 January 1945		 Succeeded by
General der Artillerie Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck


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