Helmuth Schlömer
Helmuth Schlömer (20 May 1893 – 18 August 1995) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIV Panzer Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Schlömer was taken prisoner in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943.
Helmuth Schlömer | |
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Born | 20 May 1893 Hausberge |
Died | 18 August 1995 102) Minden-Lübbecke | (aged
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1913–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 3rd Infantry Division XIV Panzer Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | NKFD |
On 29 Jan 1943 Friedrich Paulus learned "Lieutenant-General Schlomer and other generals had received Red Army envoys and were negotiating a surrender with them."[1] While in Soviet captivity he joined the National Committee for a Free Germany or NKFD and was released in 1949.[2]
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 September 1939) & 1st Class (31 October 1939)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 5[4]
- 161st Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.)[5]
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References
Citations
- Adam, Wilhelm; Ruhle, Otto (2015). With Paulus at Stalingrad. Translated by Tony Le Tissier. Pen and Sword Books Ltd. p. 203. ISBN 9781473833869.
- Kagachi, Chihiro (1977). The Military of Nazi Germany, Part II.
- Thomas 1998, p. 261.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 308.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 57.
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 | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Curt Jahn |
Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 1 April 1942 – 17 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Oberst Jobst Freiherr von Hanstein |
Preceded by Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube |
Commander of XIV Panzer Corps 17 January 1943 – 2 February 1943 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube |
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