Helmut Adam

Helmut Adam
Born	(1916-10-01)October 1, 1916
Died	1 December 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 26)
Place of birth	Bobersberg
Place of death	near Rzhev
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1942
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192
Commands held	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Grossdeutschland"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adam (1 October 1916 – 1 December 1942) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Adam was killed on 1 December 1942. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (17 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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 [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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1447-0.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945