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Prieß, Helmuth
Prieß, Helmuth
Date of birth:
March 6th, 1896 (Hildesheim/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
October 21st, 1944 (Hasenrode/Easternprussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1934
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
14. / Infanterie-Regiment 19
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
14. / Infanterie-Regiment 19
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
14. / Infanterie-Regiment 19
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Kommandantur Berlin
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
Awarded on:
July 19th, 1942
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1942
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 671
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1942
Silver version
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
Infanterie-Regiment 671
,
371. Infanterie-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1942
Full name is written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Helmut Priess.
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
121. Infanterie-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
March 7th, 1944
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1944
Sources
Photo 1: Igor Poul
-
FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
-
PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Documents via
Nordheide-Versand Kai Winkler
-
das-ritterkreuz.de
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