Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)

Unit:

Oberbefehlshaber 7.Armee

Awarded on:

June 24th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt describes why Dollmann would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“General der Artillerie Dollmann has significantly contributed to the destruction of the French eastern army, and thereby the final defeat of France, via the swift advance of his 7. Armee through Lower Alsace.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generaloberst (General)

Unit:

Oberbefehlshaber 7.Armee

Awarded on:

July 2nd, 1944

Awarded for commanding the 7. Armee during its initial successes along the Atlantic coastline, specifically for ensuring that some of the Allied objectives were not reached in a timely fashion. An order of the day by Hitler himself (dated 30.06.1944) describes this achievement as follows…

“Through his outstanding leadership of an Armee along the Atlantic coast he has established the preconditions for defending against the Invasion. During the defensive combat he personally helped to prevent the far-reaching plans of the enemy, and in doing so denied them their first objective after the landing.”

It is reasonable to assume that this first objective was the city of Caen.

518th Award

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

September 29th, 1936

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

September 29th, 1936

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

September 29th, 1936

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

September 29th, 1936

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

September 9th, 1939

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Awarded on:

May 22nd, 1939