Helmuth Beukemann
{{Short description|German general (1894–1981)}}
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|name=Helmuth Beukemann
|birth_date=9 May 1894
|death_date={{death date and age|1981|7|13|1894|5|9|df=y}}
|birth_place=Hamburg
|death_place=Hamburg
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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=Army (Wehrmacht)
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|rank=Generalleutnant
|commands=75th Infantry Division
|unit=164th Infantry Division
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|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann (9 May 1894 – 13 July 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 September 1914) and 1st Class (23 May 1916)Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 459.
- Brunswick War Merit Cross 2nd Class (24 June 1915) and 1st Class (21 May 1918)
- Bewährungsabzeichen (probation badge) to the War Merit Cross 2nd Class (18 June 1918)
- Wound Badge in Black (17 August 1918)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 May 1916)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 October 1918)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) and 1st Class (15 October 1939)
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (1 May 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382Scherzer 2007, p. 219.Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
- German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 75. Infanterie-DivisionPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{Cite book
|last=Fellgiebel
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Thomas
|first1=Franz
|last2=Wegmann
|first2=Günter
|year=1987
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be
|language=German
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
|publisher=Biblio-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7648-1153-2
}}
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before=Generalleutnant Erich Diestel|
after=Generalmajor Karl Arning|
title=Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division|
years=15 September 1942 – 10 July 1944
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Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Category:Military personnel from Hamburg
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Category:Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class