Hinrich Warrelmann

{{Short description|WW2 German Army general (1904-1980)}}

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|name=Hinrich Warrelmann

|birth_date=16 April 1904

|death_date={{death date and age|1980|10|9|1904|4|16|df=y}}

|birth_place=Oldenburg, German Empire

|death_place=Westerkappeln, West Germany

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|allegiance={{flag|Weimar Republic}} (1921–1933)
{{flag|Nazi Germany}}

|branch=Army (Wehrmacht)

|serviceyears= 1921–45

|rank=Generalmajor

|commands=179th Infantry Division
183rd Volksgrenadier Division

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|battles=World War II

|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Hinrich Warrelmann (16 April 1904 – 9 October 1980) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)Thomas 1998, p. 415.
  • German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Major in MG-Bataillon 2Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 496.
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 16 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502Fellgiebel 2000, p. 354.
  • Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

References

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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=Thomas

|first=Franz

|year=1998

|title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z

|trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z

|language=German

|location=Osnabrück, Germany

|publisher=Biblio-Verlag

|isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9

}}

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before=Wolfgang Lange|

after=None|

title= Commander of 183. Volksgrenadier-Division|

years=25 February 1945 - 8 May 1945

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Category:1904 births

Category:1980 deaths

Category:People from the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

Category:Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)

Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross

Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom

Category:Military personnel from Oldenburg (city)

Category:German Army officers of World War II