Heinz-Georg Lemm

Heinz-Georg Lemm
File:Heinz-Georg Lemm.jpg Heinz-Georg Lemm
Born	(1919-06-01)1 June 1919
Died	17 November 1994(1994-11-17) (aged 75)
Place of birth	Schwerin
Place of death	Ruppichteroth
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945, 1957–1979
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	12. ID
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
Other work	Bundeswehr

Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994) was a German soldier who fought in the 12th Infantry Division during World War II and later served in the Bundeswehr, the post-war West German armed forces. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade, the Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. Lemm was born in Schwerin and died in Ruppichteroth.

Bundeswehr

In 1957 Heinz-Georg Lemm joined the Bundeswehr and commanded the 7th Panzergrenadier-Brigade of the 3rd Panzer-Division in Hamburg until 1963, when he was promoted to Brigadegeneral. In 1970 he was promoted to Generalmajor and commanded the 5th Panzer-Division in Diez. Promoted further in 1974, he was named Chief of the Troop Office of the Bundeswehr, with the rank of Generalleutnant.

He was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with Star and the Legion of Merit and retired on 30 September 1979.

Awards

• Wound Badge in Silver
• Demyansk Shield
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp in Silver
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
• German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 27
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (31 December 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Füsilier-Regiment 27
  • 525th Oak Leaves on 11 July 1944 as Major and commander of I./Füsilier-Regiment 27
  • 137th Swords on 15 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27
• Great Cross of Merit with Star
• Legion of Merit

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5. (German)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. (German)
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. (2001) Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (The German Cross 1941–1945: History and holders, vol. 2). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. (German)
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2004). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe II Ihlefeld - Primozic (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-21-1.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.
• Williamson, Gordon (2006). Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-45. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-643-7.

External links

• Heinz-Georg Lemm @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht (Lexicon of the Wehrmacht) (German)
• Heinz-Georg Lemm @ Waffen HQ (German)
• Heinz-Georg Lemm @ Munziger (German)
• "Sperre geknackt". Der Spiegel 13/1966. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46266054.html. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
• "Auf der Stelle". Der Spiegel 53/1967. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46195970.html. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
• "Mehr Bildung für Soldaten". Der Spiegel 9/1971. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-43334637.html. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hans-Joachim von Hopffgarten	Commander of 5. Panzer-Division (Bundeswehr) 10 September 1970 – 15 January 1974	Succeeded by Generalmajor Kurt von der Osten
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hubert Sonneck	Chief of Truppenamt of the Bundeswehr 1 April 1974 – 30 September 1979	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Horst Wenner