Helmuth Hufenbach

Helmuth Hufenbach (27 February 1908 – 27 March 1945) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Hufenbach was killed on 27 March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Helmuth Hufenbach
Born	27 February 1908 Oldenburg, German Empire
Died	27 March 1945 (aged 37) Heiligenbeil, East Prussia (now Mamonovo, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation)
Allegiance	Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	562nd Grenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II Heiligenbeil Pocket †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 October 1939)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1941 as Hauptmann in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 45[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 667[3]
  • 807th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of 562. Volks-Grenadier Division[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 312.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 201.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 196.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 83.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.