Helmut Adam

Helmut Adam

Born	1 October 1916 Bobersberg
Died	1 December 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 26) near Rzhev
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937 - 1942
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
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
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 21 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 97.

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.

Persondata
Name	Adam, Helmut
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	1 October 1916
Place of birth	Bobersberg, Germany
Date of death	1 December 1942
Place of death	Rzhev, Russia

Helmut Adam

Awards and decorations

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