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
|unit=
|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: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