Paul Drekmann

Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann
Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann
Born	November 13, 1898
Died	9 March 1960 (aged 61)
Place of birth	Hamburg
Place of death	Mülheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	161. Infanterie-Division; 252. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I; Spanish Civil War; World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Fourth Battle of Kharkov; Lower Dnieper Offensive; Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944); East Pomeranian Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann^{[Notes 1]} (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations[]

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (27 January 1916)
- 1st Class (9 October 1917)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (2 August 1918)
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (19 January 1917)
Cross of Honor (15 January 1935)
Spanish Cross in Bronze (31 May 1939)
Sudetenland Medal (12 September 1939)
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (30 January 1941)
- 1st Class (30 January 1942)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (9 September 1942)
- 1st Class (20 October 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (23 February 1943)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943)
German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (8 February 1945)

Notes[]

↑ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

References[]

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck	Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 28 August 1943 - 15 November 1943	Succeeded by Disbanded after heavy losses
Preceded by Formed from Korps-Abteilung A	Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944	Succeeded by Disbanded again after heavy losses
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walter Melzer	Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945	Succeeded by Oberst von Unold

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[1] In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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